Lockdown Beautiful Stuff – Part 8

…ger splattered across our windscreen Elephants happily taking to our roads Free from the burden of mans’ harsh loads Polar bears swim where once there was ice Bleached coral reefs no longer entice Beautiful gifts you proffer to pave our way As we watch from our prisons each viral day Will we learn and start to thrive Or ignore you and struggle to survive Lockdown Beautiful Stuff! Have you done a painting, taken a photo or made any other beautiful… Continue reading

Mercer’s Dance

…any publication. The beautifully executed clean ink lines and poster-style composition are what we would expect from Joyce Mercer. Typically, the execution of the expressive hands of each figure is exquisite. However, is it just another beautifully depicted dream-scene of two men vying for the hand of a beautiful maiden? Or does it tell us much more about Mercer herself? The figures are playing out a scene of a play that can only be acted in the d… Continue reading

Mourad Ghedira at Galerie Cimaise

…nswer is required? “Well… a frame brings importance to a picture. Floating or “American” frames are less noticeable. A deep concave frame can give a sense of distance or perspective. It can add atmosphere. Particular colours or passages of colour can be picked out or complemented by a frame. The texture of the frame can build on the texture of an oil painting or a collage. The frame can highlight the originality of the picture. The material of the… Continue reading