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Category Archives: British Museum
Ancient, yet so Modern – Roman Mummy Portraits from Hawara
Our earliest painted representations of the human face are the remarkable Roman Mummy Portraits found at Hawara and other sites in the Fayoum region of Egypt. These striking portraits dating from the first century AD are hauntingly beautiful and the … Continue reading
Posted in British Museum, Egyptian Portraits, Exhibition, London, Lucian Freud, Luxor, Neues Museum Berlin, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen, Painting, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Portraiture, Uncategorized
Tagged arts, British Museum, british painters, Egyptian portraits, London, lucian freud, mummy portraits, paint application, Petrie Museum, portraiture, skin tones, Tai-Shan Schirenberg, UCL
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What an inspirational exhibition year so far…
For inspiring exhibitions, London is certainly the place to be at the moment. Here is just a brief pictorial resume of some of the inspirations of 2012… and it’s still only February… how lucky we are!
Posted in British Museum, David Hockney, Euan Uglow, Exhibition, Grayson Perry, London, National Portrait Gallery London, Painting, Portraiture, Uncategorized
Tagged British Museum, british painters, David Hockney, drawing, Grayson Perry, haunch of venison, khalili collection, landscape, leonardo da vinci, life model, life painting, London, lucian freud, national gallery london, national portrait gallery, national portrait gallery london, Picasso, portraiture, Royal Academy, Tate, the nude
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Reductive drawing and tone – Life drawing: 2
The second part of my article on drawing the nude is now available in the March issue of the Artist magazine. Reductive drawing and tone discusses how this technique may be used when drawing from both the figure, and the … Continue reading
Posted in British Museum, Drawing, London, Nudes, The Artist magazine, Uncategorized
Tagged drawing, sculpture, the Artist magazine, the nude, V&A
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Painting Still Life in Oils
I was asked to write a short article for Putney Art School friends newsletter about my experience of writing Painting Still Life in Oils so I thought I would include the piece here. It was during the Autumn of 2009 … Continue reading
A homage to the unknown craftman
When I first saw the exhibition Grayson Perry The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman advertised early last year I have been very much looking forward to seeing it. Unlike so many ‘blockbuster’ exhibitions this one certainly didn’t disappoint. I have … Continue reading
