Saturday 24 January 2015

X Rubens and His Legacy starts this weekend 24th January 2014 X


The highly anticipated, landmark exhibition opens 24 January.
★★★★ "Superb. Demonstrates Rubens’ reach into just about every area of art over the past four centuries." The Telegraph
Explore Rubens’ career through themes, from lust to power, violence to poetry, and see his masterpieces alongside the work of those he influenced: Picasso, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Delacroix and many more.
Plus visit Jenny Saville’s La Peregrina, a specially curated response to the exhibition showcasing selected works by some of the 20th and 21st centuries' most revered artists, including Willem de Kooning, Francis Bacon, Sarah Lucas, and Lucian Freud.
Before you visit, take a look at Rubens: A Beginners' Guide.
Book now to discover more than 400 years of Rubens’ remarkable influence.

Sponsored by BNY Mellon, Partner of the Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Arts

Piccadilly site:
Burlington House, Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD

Saturday 17 January 2015

Chris Maynard's Amazing Artwork ...

Chris Maynard uses feathers as his medium to create art because he wants people to see the world in new ways. He feels successful when people see his work or read his new book and say, “I will never see feathers and birds in the same way.” 

Like any artist, he wants to capture an essence of life in my work. He feels fortunate in this because each shed feather retains an essence of the bird it came from. These shed feathers are gifts from the birds that grew them, many of which are alive and well. All his feathers are legal to use, collected from private aviaries and zoos.

He says, “I want to honor feathers and the birds they came from by keeping their natural shapes and colors. Since feathers are three-dimensional, I set them apart from their backgrounds, which allows shadows to participate in the final designs. Feather sizes and colors are limited, which makes using their shapes and the cutouts critical to each piece’s final unity of design.” 

Mr. Maynard uses eye surgery scissors, forceps and scalpels to carve the feathers. The Huffington Post wrote, “This artist must be in possession of the tiniest nimble hands.” But he says, if you use  magnifying glasses, you will find that your hand-eye coordination is quite good, affected by what you see, not how small it is.

Chris Maynard 
Featherfolio LLC



Tuesday 13 January 2015

History Society at Cronton Sixth Form College chose Jacqueline Hammond's painting as it represented a future of peace and hope

History Society at Cronton Sixth Form College chose my painting as it represented a future of peace and hope


How lovely. I feel very honoured. This is what making art is all about.
Just got a tweet from the History Society at Cronton Sixth Form College  “who voted to fundraise for a memorial at the College, in honour of the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of World War One…
.. the students chose a print of a painting by artist Jacqueline Hammond for the memorial, titled ‘Opening Horizon’. The painting depicts a landscape of poppy fields below a large expanse of sky, which the Society felt represented a future of peace and hope.”


At the start of the year, The History Society at Cronton Sixth Form voted to fundraise for a memorial at the College, in honour of the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of World War One.
Students held a bake sale to raise money for the memorial, selling cakes and biscuits linked to the theme of remembrance; the students managed to raise just over £100.
The History Society chose a print of a painting by artist Jacqueline Hammond for the memorial, titled ‘Opening Horizon’. The painting depicts a landscape of poppy fields below a large expanse of sky, which the Society felt represented a future of peace and hope.
History Society president, Elizabeth Gregory from Widnes, said, “Some of the boys who gave their lives were younger than we in the History Society are now; this is why it is so important to honour their sacrifice. The world may be a completely different place today without their bravery”.
Fellow Society President, William Pridden from Warrington, added, “With the 100 year anniversary of World War One; now more than ever is there a responsibility to commemorate and celebrate the bravery on both sides of the conflict.”
Society member, Jack Walsh from Runcorn, said, “We must always remember those who have died in conflict throughout history; fighting for what is right and just. Without the sacrifice of these men both today and back then, we would not be the society we are today.”
The painting will be permanently displayed in the brand new conservatory area at the College, along with a commemorative plaque.

Claire Parkin, History tutor at Cronton, commented, “I would like to say how proud I am of the society and their dedication to this cause, not only have they made sure the war is permanently remembered at the College, they have engaged the wider college community in the remembrance of this centenary year.”

Sunday 11 January 2015

Marilyn Allis Brand New Workshops


Brand new workshops for Spring 2015
now on line
www.marilynallis.com

Lots of watercolour, big brush, complicated scenery made easy and more.
vibrant acrylics & Brusho inks

new 4 part course for beginners
in water colour

Please note I have B & B address's in you want to make a holiday of your workshops.

see more details on line.




SKYPE marilyn.allis
Tel: 07789026546
East Farm
The Studio
Blandford
Winterborne Whitechurch
Dorset
DT11 9AW


Tuesday 6 January 2015

X Timeless Irish Treasures will be exhibiting at the RDS in Dublin, Ireland on January 18-21. Stand number J6. X

Beautiful jewelry designed by Irish American Catherine Lynch, celebrating ancient Celtic artwork found in the Book of Kells. Powerful symbols of Irish history and the never-ending cycle of life. 








Cathy Lynch
Timeless Irish Treasures
2038 Carolina Beach Road
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-763-7055/6
910-763-7057 (fax)
1-800-289-8490

Thursday 1 January 2015

X Happy New Year 2015 from bGallery X


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