Walking the City of London
I noticed that the roof viewpoint at New Change was open again, so I thought I’d take a look. I think it’s still one of the best free viewing platforms in the City and here’s a selection of images. Lots of ‘Oooohs’ ‘and Ahhhhs’ from visitors as the lift ascended and more and more of […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about visiting the wonderful Guildhall Art Gallery to see some old friends such as La Ghirlandata and The Wounded Cavalier. Last Sunday I visited again in order to make some new friends! I’ll start with a very large, imposing painting, Sir Hugh Wyndham (1602-1684), Judge of the Common Pleas, […]
We were delighted to get a special invitation to visit the London Glassblowing studio to celebrate Peter Layton’s 50 years of creating wonderful works of art. Artist, pioneer, mentor, Peter is one of the founding fathers of British studio glass. He discovered the art form while teaching ceramics in the US in the mid- 1960s, […]
I had a bit of a problem accessing my blog account yesterday so I needed a last minute fix. What I’ve chosen to do is revisit some of the paintings at the wonderful Guildhall Art Gallery, so here goes. First up is the star of the show. Described by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and poet Dante […]
If you want to step out of the fearsome heat there are two exhibitions to delight you, both being part of the Project a Black Planet Season. On the ground floor a special space has been allocated to Carnival … Get up close to some of the work that makes Carnival both an art form […]
I’ve put on a ‘bit’ of weight lately and have been told that consistently walking 10,000 steps a day helps weight loss and general health. I don’t know whether that’s true, but it gave me an incentive to get out and explore. I thought walking from the Barbican to King’s Cross should suffice and also […]
A few weeks ago, a sunny day that wasn’t too hot tempted me to visit Greenwich, one of my favourite places. First on the list to visit was a Nicholas Hawksmoor masterpiece, the church of St Alfege … Alfege, Archbishop of Canterbury, was taken hostage by Danish invaders who took him to Greenwich, hoping to […]
In this exhibition the Barbican invites you to explore the impact of Pan-Africanism on artistic and cultural production from the 1920s to the present, through over 300 works – from paintings and installations to posters, journals and film. The term Pan-Africanism refers to a broad spectrum of political and philosophical movements advocating anti-colonial resistance and […]
Once again I have enthusiastically ventured west, this time to visit a stunning exhibition at the Philip Mould Gallery on Pall Mall … Running from 14 May to 10 July 2026, this display highlights the way court painting became a true instrument of political power, propaganda and the construction of the image of the ‘Virgin […]
In the Early Modern period, broadsides were the most common form of printed material. These single sheets of text could be produced quickly and cheaply, and were thus the ideal media for many purposes, including advertisement, entertainment, propaganda, and the dissemination of local and national news. At a penny apiece, even the poorest could afford […]