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Fine Art

-Paris

The Seeing of Sights

“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Mary Ritter Beard (American historian, 1876- […]

-London

Citrus Flowers

The Summer Exhibition runs until 17 August 2014 so don’t leave it too long to get your summer fix. Linked to MOM and Mellow Yellows and Orange You Glad It’s Friday.

Fine Art

Pink Chihuly

Dale Chihuly is world renowned for his glass art.  In fact, he has been at the forefront of the development of glass as a fine art.  As a result, his […]

-Paris

Lost in Paris

Le Lieu du Design is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to design and tourism in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, called Lost in Paris.  This personal vision of Paris by Parisians adoptees […]

-Naples and area

M is for… Mosaic

Mosaic ornamentation was widely used in the decoration of houses in Pompeii. One of highlights is the large mosaic of Alexander at the Battle of Issus, from the House of […]

Challenges

Happy Days

Happy Days! Here I am, outside school in the mid 1970s (that’s me second from right), with a group of friends.  Like the uniform? You’re not seeing the worst of […]

-London

Royal Naval College Mirrored

The Painted Hall in the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich, was not given its name for nothing. The ceiling is painted in the utmost detail, hard to appreciate with […]