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Alexander Cozens: experimental painter – his tercentenary

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Although few of his finished paintings survive, he was a major influence on John Constable and others, and some of his techniques were not exploited until the 20th century.

August 4, 2017 General, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 28 – Niobe and the slaughter of her children

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Niobe had seven sons and seven daughters, which must have made her better than Latona, who only had 2 children. Snag was, there were Apollo and Diana.

June 20, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 24 – The rape of Proserpine

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A shocking story of the abduction of a young girl by the king of the underworld, but told with sensitivity. And accompanied by some outstanding paintings.

June 6, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Painting outdoors in oils: a brief summary history

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It is hard to be sure when oil painting outdoors first started, but the oldest such paintings date from before 1700.

January 3, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Landscape Visions: 3 Landscapes of awe

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From the early years of landscape painting as a genre in its own right, artists have used it to depict the awe-inspiring but fascinating horrors of the sublime.

July 20, 2015 Painting

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