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DAVID BELLAMY (born 1943) prodigious ‘plein air’ artist, author, guide, and teacher, has won international acclaim for his mastery of watercolour.

Emma Raducanu catapulted to fame after making history at the US Open in September, winning £1.8 million in the process. First British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977. Her rise has been nothing short of meteoric.

Interestingly, more people  in the US watched the women’s US Open singles final than the men’s, a testament to her wide-ranging appeal and extraordinary media presence.

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Connoisseurs and collectors of the Art Establishment have looked on sporting art with condescension.  Now they honour Sir Alfred Munnings as one of the two greatest painters of equestrian portraits, and the joys of rural life, in the history of English, or even world art.   His reputation surges ever higher, his work fetches prices in the millions, up there with Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and David Hockney.

Cascais is highly regarded as the Portuguese Riviera just forty minutes away from Lisbon. Rich in history, the architecture reflects the pride of place it took for so many centuries. It is where the Portuguese nobility kept their summer residences and where many celebrities summer now. Cascais maintains its luxury reputation today with many fine five star hotels and restaurants.  

Lunch at The House Lounge at Heathrow was the perfect way to start our trip to Ozen By Atmosphere At Maadhoo Island in the Maldives. We had wisely picked our flight times to make the trip as comfortable as possible and to get the maximum time in the Maldives. The outbound flight to Male with Qatar Airways was at 15.05 with a 55-minute stopover in Doha. This meant we would arrive at 9.00 in the morning at Male and have the whole day to get over the jet lag and get acclimatised.

The Lamborghini Urus is a huge departure for such a massive supercar icon, many said it would ruin the brand and should never be done. I felt the same way until I drove this new SUV all over Surrey, Sussex and Somerset on a glorious driving tour that changed my preconceptions.

Though this is not the first SUV they made, indeed the Lamborghini LM002, aka "Rambo Lambo”, was an off-road style jeep manufactured by Lamborghini between 1986 and 1993 and resembled a Humvee.

                      A FRESH TAKE ON LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, HUNTING, SHOOTING AND  FISHING, ALL WITH A LAYER OF  GENTLE IRONY  
 

This year, the specialist automotive and bespoke accessories brand, Argent Timeless launches its new flagship store, on Savile Row in Mayfair. 

Located in the heart of London, the Argent Timeless shop has been designed for the discerning driver. As the premium brand combines its wealth of experience from both the automotive and fashion industries to offer its customers made-to-measure products from custom cars to leather driving gloves. 

The Osborne Studio Gallery, Belgravia, is London’s most respected space for equestrian and wildlife art.  It was founded in 1986 by lifelong racing enthusiast Geoffrey Hughes, launched by HRH Princess Anne, only British Royal Olympian.   Forthcoming exhibition will feature two artists inspired by animals. 

Dutch-born painter Hester Van Wijngaarden lives in an ancient farmhouse in the depths of South West France, where her partner Dominique trains and cares for their horses.  This exhibition will focus on her equestrian portraits.