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We are in the midst of the coldest season,Winter, and it's time to look at how some famous artists have depicted snowy landscapes. One of a series of paintings by the artist which are held in Vienna showing a tired hunting party arriving back home to a bustling snowy scene. This picture is part of [...]
Rene Jerome Legrand 1953-1996 Children playing in the sea Oil on Canvas Signed 20 x 28.5 cm Sold Post Brexit, 'staycations ' are in vogue and families are increasingly spending their holidays at British seaside towns. We are returning to a gentler bucket and spade type holiday started in the Victorian era. Rene Legrand 1923-1996 [...]
Featured painting is Breaking Waves by Arthur John Black RIO 1855-1936. Find out more here. This year marked the 150th anniversary of the Shipping Forecast. The Shipping Forecast is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. When the ship, The Royal Charter, was wrecked by [...]
One of the main events of the summer season is the Chelsea Flower Show. It is held in May for five days by the Royal Horticultural Society and has been at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, since 1912. The worlds biggest annual flower show started in 1990 and is held in July at Hampton Court [...]
'Held without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists ' Royal Academy. This year the guest curator at the Summer Exhibition was British sculptor Richard Wilson RA. Entry to the Exhibition is open to all artists and over 1200 pictures were hung [...]
It was the Queen's official birthday this weekend and it was celebrated with a service at St Paul's cathedral followed by the Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. The finale of the celebrations was a giant street party on the Mall. Queen Elizabeth II is the great- granddaughter of Edward VII [1901-1940] who inherited [...]
The clocks have sprung forward and Spring is now officially here, even though it is still a bit chilly. This painting, by Claude Cardon, sums up this feeling beautifully. It is a lovely tranquil pastoral scene with apple blossom and sheep, which so typifies his work. Claude Cardon exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893- 1913, at the [...]
Storm Katie hit our shores at the weekend with gusts of wind in excess of 100 mph . It was, apparently, the 11th named storm of the season, causing disruption across much of England in the Easter holiday. This poor French girl hurrying barefoot along the coastal path, trying to escape the impending squall , is a very moody and powerful [...]
Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are decorated eggs given to celebrate Easter or Springtime.The oldest tradition is to paint chickens eggs for decoration. Some people still do this with their children but make sure they give delicious chocolate eggs too. Eggs are a symbol of fertility and rebirth in many cultures and in Christian faith [...]
We have all been captivated by the BBC adaptation of Tolstoy's War and Peace which has brightened up our Sunday evenings with the fabulous costumes, scenery and romance.We have followed the lives of Pierre, Natasha and Andrei, against the backdrop of war with Napoleon. Russian artists are very popular at the moment and Russian art is, as [...]