2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 19

OPENING VENICE BIENNALE

after Sarah Lucas
2015/05/08 - acrylic on paper - 45 x 55 cm

Sarah Lucas at Venice Biennale, pervery and pleasure in a sea of custard.
Sarah Lucas (1962), British artist.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 18

EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL

2015/05/01 - acrylic on paper - 46 x 55 cm


Nepal earthquake: a disaster that shows quakes don't kill people, buildings do.

THIS WEEK

NEW! HIERONYMUS BOSCH 3-D PRINTER

After Jheronimus Bosch and 40's All American Ads
2016/02/19 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 65 cm


'Bioprinter' creates bespoke lab-grown bodyparts for transplant.
Jheronimus Bosch (1450 - 1516), Dutch painter.
40's All American Ads from a Taschen publication.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 17

MAY DAY PROCESSION

After Eduard Manet
2015/04/25 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 70 cm

May Day processions take place around the world as labour movements mark the occasion on 1 May.
Edouard Manet ( 1832 -1883 ), French painter.

THIS WEEK

BUT WHAT WAS THE REAL EDDY WALLY LIKE ?
STEPHEN HAWKING SPEAKING?... JUST READ YOUR ANALYSIS ON EMAIL, NOT BAD, BUT CONCERNING CYCLICAL RESERVES IN BLACK HOLES, I HAVE MY DOUBTS...

Inspired by George Grosz
2016/02/12 - acrylic on paper - 59 x 84 cm


Showman Eddy Wally, king of the Flemish Song, self-proclaimed Voice of Europe, died at the age of 84.
George Grosz (1893 - 1959), German painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 16

LAST WHITE RHINO ON THE MEDITERRANEAN

After A. Dürer
2015/4/15 - Acrylic on paper - 48 x 65 cm

Sudan the rhino, surrounded by the armed guards who protect him from poachers, shows how little humans have learned since the ice age.
Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528), German painter.

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CARNIVAL IN RIO
After Cézanne and Ensor
2015/02/05 - acrylic on paper - 45 x 60 cm

Brazil in full carnival swing despite spread of Zika virus.
Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906), French painter
James Ensor, (1860 - 1949), Flemish painter

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 15

SPRING DRONE

After Pierre - Auguste Renoir
2015/04/10 - acrylic on paper - 30 x 40 cm

Drones are becoming commonplace and have reached a maturity in their control where they can be sold as toys that don't need an expert to fly them.
Pierre - Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919), French painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 14

NATURE MORTE - STILL LIFE

After Hans Memlinc
2015/04/03 - acrylic on paper - 30 x 40 cm


Leading Belgian politician found drowned in canal.
Hans Memlinc (1430 - 1494 ) Flemish painter.

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ASYLUM SEEKERS FILL THE DANISH NATIONAL TREASURY

After Carl Fredrik Hill

2016/01/29 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 65 cm


Denmark to force refugees to give up valuables under proposed asylum law.
Carl Fredrik Hill (1849 - 1911), Swedish painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 13

I HAVE TRIED MY BEST TO AVOID THE AIRPLANE ... BUT ALAS !

After Caspar David Friedrich
2015/03/27 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 50 cm


German Airbus A320 plane crashes in the French Alps.
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 - 1840), German painter.