Reflection Vivian Leopold James is dead: Long may the talent of Clive James live on Remembering Clive James, brilliant writer. poet, critic and comedian. Includes Jeffrey Smart's portraits and sketches of Clive James and a video of James' poem - Japanese Maple.
Inspiration The Longest Luncheon on the Grass in history Sharing some images from Luncheon on the Grass series of paintings by Pablo Picasso and also another Luncheon on the Grass painting by New Zealand artist Jacqueline Fahey.
Unbridled Barbecue Paintings Showcasing some paintings of barbecue eating scenes by Reg Mombassa, Archibald Motley, Horace Bradley, Plum Ovelgonne.
Unbridled Food Paintings with a Twist Showcasing some remarkable paintings by: Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Lily Martin Spencer.
Reflection Food, Food, Glorious Food Iconic paintings by pop artist of food including: Annie, Poured from Maple Syrup by Ed Ruscha; Cambell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol, I Love You with My Ford by James Rosenquist; Cakes by Wayne Thiebaud.
Challenge The Twitter World of Art Introducing the ways art works and artists are displayed on the internet and through social media. Today showing how to use twitter to learn about art, paintings, sculptures etc.
Challenge Big Cats & Their Endangered Lives Reflecting on the endangered status of the big cats in the world. Showcasing Iain Prendergast's Clockwork Lion sculpture . Works by Henri Rousseau; William Huggins; Matthew Gibson; Lucie Bilodeau.
Inspiration The Art of Fireworks Learning a little about the history of fireworks and how modern fireworks and the displays are created. Includes an illustration of a fireworks display from the Mind Dynasty & the Royal Fireworks display on the Thames in 1749.
Challenge Fireworks: The Good with The Bad Remembering Fireworks Night. Includes paintings of Bonfire Night by English artists Paul Sandby (1770s) and Mark Burrell 2019.
Challenge Really Scary Pumpkin Carvings to Celebrate Halloween Some scary pumpkin carvings to celebrate Halloween.
Reflection Selling Papers Remembering the paper boys who rode their bikes around the neighbourhoods delivering newspapers. And the people who sold papers from the street corners.
Unbridled Nature Strips The blog is about those little strips of grass outside Australian homes between the footpath and the road. Nature Strips offer a source for creativity for viewers and doers.
Inspiration Kennel of Fame The photos last weekend of **El in London** -the glorious German Shepherd- has certainly got the dog lovers activated. Our **Jane** forwarded her favourite **Snoopy** cartoon to get the show on the road!
Challenge Friday Feature: The Plinth and the Worm The aim of our **Friday Feature** is to bring you something from **The World of Art** that is *magnificent, unusual, provocative*. The aim is to give you something that stands out and makes you think, wonder, be amazed.
Unbridled Peaky Blinders Thanks to subscriber **E in London** I have been alerted to **Peaky Blinders Art Works**. As an ardent fan of this BBC television program I have thoroughly enjoyed researching the perspective various artists have brought to the **unbridled characters**.
Challenge Brexit and the Art World As part of my thinking about the effects of **political turmoil** on artists I started to ask the question: ###What is all the hype surrounding **Brexit** doing to the art world? The easy and obvious answer is that **Cartoonists are having a field day over Brexit**.
Challenge Political Unrest and Artists: The Great Depression After writing the blogs about the American artist **Lee Krasner** and learning about her ability to survive through personal problems but also through **The Great Depression**, I started thinking about **the effects of politcal uncertainty on artists**.
Reflection The Dogs of Famous Artists: Picasso, Warhol, Schultz, Rockwell, Kahlo and more Enjoy some dogs owned by famous artists including: Picasso, Warhol, Schultz, Rockwell, Frida Kahlo.
Challenge Frank Bowling: Part Two Frank Bowling had a deep understanding of the dynamics of the flow of paint and the drama of colour combination.
Challenge Frank Bowling: Part One One of my favourite Abstract Artists would have to be Frank Bowling who said: The possibilities of paint are never-ending.
Unbridled Viewing the Viewers Viewers at the Lee Krasner Exhibition Barbican Art gallery London make for their own exhibition.
Inspiration Lee Krasner: Part Three Viewing the abstract paintings by Lee Krasner who said: "I am not to be trusted around my old work for any length of time".
Challenge Lee Krasner: Part Two Lee Krasner's involvement In the mid The New Deal program was instituted by the US government under President Franklin Roosevelt "to revitalize the American economy in the midst of the Great Depression."
Unbridled Toilet Art and Much More Talking about the 18-carat lavatory, called “America”, the centrepiece of a new exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Duke of Marlborough's country home where Winston Churchill was born.
