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JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is looking at award winning portraits at The National Portrait Gallery. 'The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award' is one of the most important platforms for contemporary portrait painters and is...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is looking at Shona Sculpture. I first became aware of 'Shona Sculpture' a few months ago but didn't know what it was - I liked some of it very much and was curious about the stone used and the effects...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is thinking about portraiture.Throughout history portraits have been commissioned to elevate and celebrate the great and the good! We see them hanging in galleries and stately homes in heavy elaborate...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is looking ahead to Summer Exhibitions along the South CoastTwo of my passions are art galleries (and exhibitions) and the sea. This summer there are lots of opportunities to combine them, whether it's a...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is learning about the stained glass in Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia is one of the most iconic buildings in Barcelona. It was designed by Antoni Gaudi and is the largest...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is looking at the the work of Laurits Tuxen.The Edwardians Age of Elegance is a brand new exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace and I was lucky enough to go there on its opening day. It is a...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is looking at the different types of paint commonly used in art today.A tour around most contemporary art galleries should be a feast for the eyes - I always hope for an overwhelm of colour and contrasts....
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring the traditional art forms in Kerala, Southern India. Last month I shared with you the beautiful Keralan murals which I discovered on my recent trip to Southern India. The wonderful thing about...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring the Kerala Murals of South India. I have just returned from a fantastic trip to Southern India, in particular to Kerala, an area known as 'God's own country'. Two weeks of an assault on all the...