I watched the revelation on TV a few weeks ago about the discovery by a conservator of a Kingfisher in Constable’s Millstream. I was lucky enough to have helped wrap this stretcher in protective blankets before it went off for forensic examination in 2013. Before it went I archived the image in the Wolsey Art […]
All galleried out in Ipswich
Yesterday Mrs O and I headed into town to see what carnivorous delights were available from the Artisan butcher in Rose Lane. We went via Arlingtons as a fellow artisan artist LJ had mentioned the gallery space of the top floor was refreshed. We had a wander around and I’m glad to say I recognised […]
Last night I went to an art show that had photographs in it Mr Jones
I am no Jonathan Jones. Every time I read a review of his that concerns photography, his words and insidiously snide comments irritate me beyond belief. Maybe his role as an art critic for that otherwise erstwhile tome, The Guardian, is meant to provoke and irritate. I somehow doubt it. He is opinionated and vulgar […]
I heard the news ….. Oh Boy
Last night there was a snippet of news on the BBC about Constable’s painting, ‘The Mill Stream’ having undergone restoration and conservation work. I was very lucky to have worked with Emma Roodhouse, Curator of Art at Ipswich and Colchester Museum Service as part of an internship between my second and third years at University. […]
The Freudian Sheep
I am a member of the Freudian Sheep artist group in Ipswich. Ian Moss and Eleanor May run this delightful establishment in St Helens Street, Ipswich. Each month there is a fresh exhibition of work in the gallery with open views taking place on the Saturday. We are quite an eclectic group and a […]
Street art July 2014
In my last blog, I mentioned bumming around Brick Lane waiting for the next cheap train home. I have visited the same sites in and around Brick Lane for several years now as the layers of artwork are constantly changing like the tide. Here are a few from my favourite locations. What I like about […]
Grayson Perry, April Ashley, Antony Gormley, Mondrian – it had to be Liverpool
This week we went to Liverpool. Nothing strange in that fact but I left Liverpool in 1976 having been born and raised there. Of course I’ve been back over the years but mostly for work purposes and never for recreation. This time it was different, very, very different. Some aspects of Liverpool will never change, […]
Orchidaceous
Last night I was invited to a Cafe Scientifique presentation at Arlingtons bistro in Ipswich. This building was the original Ipswich Museum and is a fitting venue for these meetings. This time, it was one of my fellow artists Sarah Bale who had invited me. She had collaborated with an Orchid expert Martin Sanford at […]
Maggi Hambling CBE
Today was a good day. I spent the morning updating the web engines for TTG and then sauntered into UCS for a fund raising meeting with Mel Belton and others followed by a tutorial then a question and answer session with Maggi Hambling CBE – most definately not OBE as reported in the Telegraph. She […]
Trafalgar – Art at Prettys
This week has been hectic. We opened Trafalgar – the fifth Art at Prettys collaboration on Monday night. As curator, I found myself very busy showing around the Mayor and Mayoress plus the Provost of UCS. The evening was a blur and I ended up having to make a poor impromptu speech that I nearly […]