Every February, Kew Gardens brightens our lives with a tremendous Orchid Festival. This year the theme is India and there’s no doubt that the colours and shapes (including an orchid-filled […]
Lurking just round the corner from last week’s lonesome man, are a haunting trio. Stik uses his street art to present aspects of local life and issues facing society. He has […]
Paolozzi created this sculpture for Terence Conran in 2008. It is based on the head of James Watt, and has words attributed to Leonardo da Vinci added to support the […]
Hex colour reference: #fdfc74 A colourful note: in 1990, Crayola renamed several of their fluorescent crayons and added some new shades too. Unmellow yellow was one of their very cheerful […]
Hex colour reference: #eceabe A colourful note: the spring green colour represents the well-watered vegetation of early spring. The Crayola interpretation is a long-timer, having joined their boxes of crayons back in […]
Stik is a British street artist based in the Shoreditch area of London and known for his distinctive stick men. They often pop up on bright coloured doors and shutters, […]
Top Cat was one of my favourite tv programmes as a child. Made by Hanna-Barbera, this 30-episode animated series first ran from September 1961 to April 1962. In the UK, it […]
Southwark Cathedral welcomes photographers (of any level) to a candlelit evening just a few times a year. It was wonderful to be able to wander freely and enjoy the setting […]
This prayer map hangs on a wall inside Southwark Cathedral due to the strong relationship between Southwark and Zimbabwe’s Anglican dioceses. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2017 Part of Weekend Reflections
The colours, the peaceful words and the well-behaved children were all ready to wish us a Happy Christmas. But the detail removes the happiness. This is the work of Otto […]