The Use of Colours in Painting
Colour stimulates our emotions. It establishes the mood of a work of art and heightens our response. And it has done so since the dawn of civilisation. Even the prehistoric cave painters of Lascaux in...
View ArticleJAMES STUART PARK
An ethereal evocation of roses straight from the garden, this romantic flowerpiece illustrates all Stuart Park’s greatest strengths: the botanical accuracy of form and colour, conjured in single...
View ArticleVIKTOR KAPLAN
Kaplan’s paintings are often infused with a spiritual dimension; here, the still life of fish, onions and vodka seems almost sacramental, irradiated as it is with the peculiarly luminescent use of tone...
View ArticleGEORGE WEISSBORT – box of citrus fruits
Citrus fruits were grown in southern Europe from the Middle Ages, quickly becoming popular subjects for artists. They were markers of wealth and status; emblematic (associated with the fruit of the...
View ArticleBERTRAM NICHOLLS – A View of Shrewsbury
Nicholls often uses bridges to orchestra his views of towns and cities within the landscape [see his painting of the Ponte di Pietra, Verona]. This compositional motif allows him to separate the town...
View ArticleGEORGE WEISSBORT – Still life with pitcher, bread, egg, cheese, and tomatoes
The artist’s sensitive treatment of tonal qualities, light, and his remarkable way of observing the tactile beauty of ordinary objects makes this a particularly striking piece. The pitcher has pristine...
View ArticleSTEPHEN ROSE Tulips in cellophane
Stephen Rose was born in 1960 in Rochford, Essex. His early life was spent in Sevenoaks, Kent . He trained at Medway College of Art (1979-80), Cheltenham College of Art and Technology (1980-83) BA...
View ArticleSTEPHEN ROSE White bouquet
Stephen Rose was born in 1960 in Rochford, Essex. His early life was spent in Sevenoaks, Kent . He trained at Medway College of Art (1979-80), Cheltenham College of Art and Technology (1980-83) BA...
View ArticleSTEPHEN ROSE – Gerberas and sunflowers
Stephen Rose was born in 1960 in Rochford, Essex. His early life was spent in Sevenoaks, Kent . He trained at Medway College of Art (1979-80), Cheltenham College of Art and Technology (1980-83) BA...
View ArticleAUREL RICHTER
This is a rare still life amongst Richter’s works; he seems to have been drawn to paintings of figures in various settings, from Burra-esqe sailors in bars to musicians in bands and orchestra, and even...
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