The Story in Paintings: Hogarth’s progress

The series A Harlot’s Progress and A Rake’s Progress told detailed and complex narratives using paintings alone.

Winslow Homer in Cullercoats: 6 The bigger picture

Putting some of Homer’s best watercolours together to tell the story of the fisherfolk of Cullercoats – the last in this series.

Initial reception to his paintings from Cullercoats was lukewarm at best, and most critics were dismissive.

Apple needs to demonstrate that its checks and balances can protect the services on which we now depend.

I cannot remember ever wishing that I did not use Macs, but unless Apple sorts itself out, I will.

Thanks, Amazon. I guess I’ll just have to stay in for the next two weeks, then.

When the boats came in – now an English expression – the women started the arduous task of transferring the catch from boat to shore.

I challenge any manufacturer of a ‘driverless’ vehicle to demonstrate it on the roads of the Isle of Wight.

Here are some glorious paintings of the work which the fishwives had to undertake when their menfolk were at sea.