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Mi Blog Es Tu Blog- Daniel Shadbolt
If you read this blog you might know that I have met Daniel back in 2009, admire and collect his work and have sat for him as well as painted him. I am happy to host this blogpost just the day before...
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Facebook and I
Capture IV, oil on linenSince the dawn of Facebook artists have found in it a mean for breaking the isolation of the studio, connecting with like-minded people worldwide and learning about artists of...
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Catherine Goodman - Portraits from Life at the National Portrait Gallery London
Right before the buzz of the BP Portrait Award the NPG has opened a new display featuring a series of portraits by Catherine Goodman, together with a a few of her drawings.Since Goodman won the BP...
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A quick look at the BP Portrait Award 2014
Finally getting round to publish a short post on the yearly BP Portrait Award Exhibition, now open at the National Portrait Gallery in London. This is one of the most competitive open exhibitions in UK...
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Mi Blog Es Tu Blog - Leslie Watts
I met Leslie Watts at the opening of the BP Award in June ( thank you Sophie Ploeg for inviting me). I was terribly flattered that she recognised me while I was having a closer look at her painting...
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Il Libro Mio
"If by chance one is disorderly in exercise, in clothes, in coitus or superfluous eating, in a few days it can harm you or even doom you. So you should be prudent in June, July, August and mid...
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Upcoming Show at the Royal Academy: Giovanni Battista Moroni
On Monday I attended a talk in which the curator Arturo Galansino introduced the show "Giovanni Battista Moroni", opening on the 25th of October at the Royal Academy, and this is a short account on...
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Upcoming Solo Show
Who knew I had such a rebellious streak in me ? Three years ago I started painting compositions of boxes and parcels and they had an immediate and quite unexpected success.All of those paintings sold...
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Organising a Solo Show Elsewhere : My Way
En route for the opening of my exhibition in Italy, it occurred to me to jot down the basics, so here I am on the plane writing this blog post on my phone (sorry no hyperlinks ) on how I went about...
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Martin Yeoman's Open Studio and Studio Sale -This Weekend
I became aware of Martin Yeoman's work in 2009 when I saw this small drawing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters show.Since then I went to see one of his shows in 2010 in the now defunct Petley's...
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Mi Blog Es Tu Blog - Susan Wilson
I have known Susan for more than ten years, I have been taught by her and we had children in the same schools. Born in New Zealand, she arrived in London in 1976 and her work has been widely shown in...
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Painting and Back Health
PontormoIn recent weeks a fortunately short bout of back pain has made me think about the best practices for an easel artist to keep a healthy back.In my experience the "move" from the table to the...
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So, why would men be more interesting to paint than women ?
A few weeks ago I read this article on the Daily Telegraph and I just needed to post my views.Tai-Shan Schierenberg is one of the most important British portrait painters of these days: he has...
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"National Gallery" FIlm
Having read some good reviews, last Sunday I went to watch this documentary by filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. At short notice I couldn't find anyone willing to endure three hours so I merrily went on...
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Olha Pryymak - Ukraine Diaries
In this cold and gray Sunday I crossed London to go see Ukraine Diaries, an exhibition of paintings by Olha Pryymak at Krilova Stelfox Gallery just off Brick Lane.I was very touched by Olha's...
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AAF in Milan
Last week I had an interesting experience as I accompanied my London gallerist, Kathryn Bell from Fine Art Consultancy, to Milan for the Affordable Art Fair. Kathryn is a veteran of AAF but it was...
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Landscape
In these past weeks I had to travel often and I wasn't able to spend much time in the studio. Perhaps my concentration is not very good but I find it hard to start any serious work when I know...
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Tested for you: Periscope (iOS app)
On this rather idle Bank Holiday weekend I have been introduced to a new app that is quickly becoming popular. The app is called Periscope and it is own by Twitter; at the moment it only works on...
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Introducing Print Solo
Dear Friends and Readers, I am finally ready to talk about a new project on which I have been working for the last few months.The idea came to me as I was looking for a platform to sell my prints...
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Summertime
Summer is always a long pause away from the studio as I spend some weeks in Italy and Spain so here's a brief recap of what happened in the past months and what's next while I enjoy a lot of family...
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