See Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel in Winchester
Michelangelo's frescos and paintings for the Sistine Chapel are now on view in Winchester until the end of September. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND...
2019
Banksy is the most popular artist - or is he?
Banksy is the UK's favourite artist according to a poll. But which poll? The Guardian I found the story in an article by Jonathan Jones...
Art Instruction Books: 10 years after
Ten years ago I wrote two very long posts about Art Instruction Books. I posted one to my Making A Mark Facebook Page this morning and it se...
Watching people just like the Kardashians - in the past - in paintings!
I've just come across this Rijks Tube Video Why Vermeer would have loved The Kardashians in their Is This Art? series It's very ins...
RA Friends Annual Subscription vs. Paying for Exhibitions you want to see
Every year, round about this time, I ponder on my continued Friends Subscription to the Royal Academy of Arts . When I retired I made a poi...
Call for Entries: Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2019
The Call for Entries for entries to the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters has been open for over six weeks. It clos...
Review - Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019
There are 514 artworks in total in the 2019 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists . They comprise paintings, fine ar...
Call for Entries: ING Discerning Eye 2019
This is about the Call for Entries for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2019 at the Mall Galleries between Thursday 14 November – Sunday...
Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 - Heats and Semi-Final Locations
A follow up on my earlier post about Wildcard Artists wanted for Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 - this time focusing on the Heats which...
Winslow Homer and the development of marine art
For fans of Winslow Homer - and those who love making or viewing paintings of the sea In August two exhibitions about Winslow Homer (1836-...