WORLD TRAVELLER - ARTIST - AUTHOR - TEACHER DAVID BELLAMY - LOVER OF THE WILDEST OF WILD PLACES
DAVID BELLAMY (born 1943) prodigious ‘plein air’ artist, author, guide, and teacher, has won international acclaim for his mastery of watercolour.
DAVID BELLAMY (born 1943) prodigious ‘plein air’ artist, author, guide, and teacher, has won international acclaim for his mastery of watercolour.
With power and passion, Noalia depicts Spanish tradition: horses flying off the canvas, mighty ‘toros’ (fighting bulls), and the vibrant ‘Gallo’ (cockerel) King of the Farmyard. He attempts to describe his unique, impulsive creative process.
During 2020, shackled by lockdown, Lincoln Seligman immersed himself in the wildflower meadows near his converted barn in the Oxfordshire countryside, seeing a parallel with teeming crowds and flowing saffron silk turbans of his beloved India.
Honeymoon. I feel like the very word itself should be written in quill with golden ink and looping calligraphy swirls. A word that conjures up images of luxuriously indulgent days, time dripping by like treacle, real-life hustled into the wings as married-life peacocks its way onto centre stage.
But the challenge is this: how to transform that one word into a reality that refuses to disappoint. A reality that will stay with you for ever, that you will re-live with more than a touch of smug contentment knowing that it was one of the most precious times of your life.
An auction of Irish and international art to be held in Dublin at the end of April at the Royal Dublin Society, saw preview viewings held in New York, London, Cork and Dublin early this April with 161 lots to go under the hammer - featuring works by Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Georges Braque and Joan Miro.
Morgan O’Driscoll Auctioneers, founded in 1994 holds regular salesroom and online auctions of art, antiques and collectibles at the salesroom in Skibbereen, the hub of West Cork in County Cork, as well as ‘Irish and International Art’ auctions in Dublin twice a year.
As Albert Einstein once said: “The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!”. Indeed, much the same could be said for the Russian Revolution of 1917, the 100th anniversary of which is being marked by the BBC this November with range of TV and radio broadcasts in a Russia-themed season.
While BBC Four delves into the art, architecture and music of the period, a selection of commissioned programmes examine this significant historical event and its continued impact on society.
Earlier this month Marané luxury swimwear brand together with Soho House in Miami hosted a discussion about the emerging future of men’s fashion and the direction of future trends. Ahead of the evening, Christine Serhal, founder of Uruguayan swimwear label Marané shared exciting news:
This year’s fair will be held, for the third time, at the Old Granada Studios. The venue was the home of Granada Television between 1956 and 2013, before its move to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and Trafford Quays. Brideshead Revisited, King Lear with Sir Laurence Olivier and, most famously, soap opera, Coronation Street were filmed at the studios. The studios are now a ‘platform for creativity, innovation and urban exploration. Mixing commerce, events, arts and culture’.
Helena Bonham Carter in a Glass Elevator, Karen Elson with a crocodile on her bed and Boris Johnson sat on a girder at the Olympic Park are amongst the eye-catching juxtapositions on show at Manchester Art Gallery in the free exhibition Vogue 100: A Century of Style.
The Affordable Art Fair returns to Battersea from the 13th – 16th March to make contemporary art accessible and fun for all.
Since 1999, the Affordable Art Fair has been challenging perceptions of the art world. You do not have to be a millionaire or an expert to enjoy art! This March, the Affordable Art Fair returns to Battersea, where it all began, to reinforce the big idea of art for everyone.
Known for its unrivalled friendly atmosphere, the Fair not only aims to make art fun, but affordable, with works from over 100 galleries priced between £40 and £4,000.