The spirit, the heart or the soul? Where does art come from?
December 05, 2024
What is the difference between the spirit, the heart and the soul? And which of these parts of our being makes and enjoys art?My Thoughts and Activities
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A look into Islamic art
October 25, 2024
A look into the fascinating world of Islamic art and its long history as part of Islamic civilisationBeverley Open Studios 2024
October 13, 2024Beverley Open Studios 2024 - Beverley's artists show their work
Fred Elwell painting in Grimsby
October 12, 2024A Fred Elwell painting unexpectedly turns up in Grimsby
A journey through Germany's medieval cities
October 05, 2024A river cruise along the Mainz river to explore some of Germany's beautiful medieval cities
East Riding Artists Annual Exhibition 2024
September 25, 2024East Riding Artists Annual Exhibition 2024 at Market Weighton Town Hall
John Sprakes Exhibition at the Gallery Hornsea
September 13, 2024
Renowned artist and academician John Sprakes has an exhibition at the Gallery, HornseaReflections on the Greenbelt Festival
August 27, 2024
Reflections on the Greenbelt Festival - Britain's arts festival inspired by faith, spirituality and the earthAn art exhibition about violence against women
June 07, 2024
A moving exhibition of art about violence against women, In the prestigious Brynmor Jones Art Gallery at the University of HullKing Charles III first official portrait
May 22, 2024
The first official portrait of King Charles III has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. It is bold, modern and predictably controversialMurals under the bridge at Beverley Beck
May 02, 2024
A marvellous series of wildlife murals has been unveiled beneath a concrete road bridge over Beverley BeckAn artists journey with macular disease
April 15, 2024
An artist's struggle with macular degeneration, an incurable eye diseaseA pleasant wander through Bridlington's Old Town
March 17, 2024A pleasant wander through Bridlington's Old Town
Luxmuralis light show at Beverley Minster
February 14, 2024Luxmuralis light show at Beverley Minster
What Nietzsche really said about art
January 09, 2024
What Frederick Nietzsche really said about artPainting a tree of life with water-based oils
January 09, 2024
Painting a tree of life with water-based oilsGolden Open Acrylics Review - High Quality Paints
November 22, 2023
First impressions of Golden Open acrylic paints - slow drying acrylics which allow wet-in-wet paintingThe art in Andy Warhol's industrial production of art
October 10, 2023
The art in Andy Warhol's industrial production of artHow an oil painting is made
October 10, 2023
How an oil painting is made - step by step layering of oil paintsAre artists' acrylic paints really permanent?
October 09, 2023
Are artists' acrylic paints really permanent?Dickie's institutional theory of art - has it harmed fine art?
September 29, 2023
Dickie's institutional theory of art - has it harmed fine artWhat type of painting do you want to create?
September 24, 2023
What type of painting do you want to create? The first step in learning to paint.Is visual art a sign language between hearts - the semiology of art
September 03, 2023
Is visual art a sign language between hearts - the semiology of artBasic materials for oil painting
August 13, 2023
What are the basic materials for oil painting?Beautiful painted medieval church - East Yorkshire
June 16, 2023
Beautiful painted medieval church in East YorkshireAyn Rand's Aesthetics - Important or Not?
May 09, 2023
Ayn Rand's Aesthetics - Important or Not? Though not a philosopher, Ayn Rand's observations on art are interesting and part of her worldviewLooking into Great Dinosaur Art or Paleo-art
March 22, 2023
A brief look into dinosaur art or paleo-art - the notable artists who have painted dinosaurs in the last 150 yearsA visit to Beverley's beautiful Guildhall
March 04, 2023A visit to Beverley's beautiful Guildhall and its Fred Elwell painting
ChatGPT and the philosophy of aesthetics?
February 12, 2023
ChatGPT and the philosophy of aesthetics? I asked ChatGPT a few questions about aesthetics. The answers were not bad.Whatever happened to NFTs and crypto art
January 01, 2023
Whatever happened to NFTs? Apparently this revolutionary idea saw a lot of people lose a lot of money in a short timeAn artist's first foray into art created by artificial intelligence from the DALL-E engine
December 14, 2022
An artist's first foray into art created by artificial intelligence from the DALL-E engineThe art and culture of the Spanish city of Alicante
December 10, 2022
Exploring the art and culture of the Spanish city of AlicanteFred Elwell's craftsman father
December 04, 2022
Fred Elwell's craftsman father and a carving in an East Yorkshire pubPainted pebble art for Queen Elizabeth
September 27, 2022
Painted pebbles in honour of Queen Elizabeth II - Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, EnglandPainted pebble art for Queen Elizabeth
September 27, 2022Painted pebbles in honour of Queen Elizabeth II - Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, EnglandAn attempt at a definition of art
September 14, 2022
An attempt at a definition of art, which some philosophers say is impossible to defineWhat is the opposite of art?
September 14, 2022
What is the opposite of art? A philosophical question.The lost world of Tolkien art
July 17, 2022
The Lord of the Rings films and the lost world of Tolkien artHull's cultural railway station
July 16, 2022
Hull railway station and its cultural iconsThe eternal beauty of Roman mosaics
June 22, 2022
Roman mosaics are ancient, timeless and beautiful. They tell us a lot about the ancient worldThoughts about my Russian doll
March 21, 2022
An artist reflects on the true meaning of the Russian doll he bought in St PetersburgContemporary Art - Painting in China
February 13, 2022
A quick look at the development of contemporary painting in ChinaWater Mixable Oil Paints First Impressions - Cobra Paints
February 05, 2022
First impressions with Talens Cobra water mixable oil colours - a review of these water soluble oil paintsWhy I like Portugal
February 01, 2022
The joys of Portugal - a relaxed European country with fine food, people and climate25 greatest artists of all time
August 10, 2021
The 25 greatest painters of all time - a highly subjective listHull's fascinating Guildhall
August 10, 2021
The city of Hull in East Yorkshire has a fascinating historic Guildhall dating from the Victorian era.Beautiful carvings at Beverley Minster
July 30, 2021
Beverley Minster features many beautiful and historic carved statuesAligning ancient and modern - Philosophy of Aesthetics
May 11, 2021Philosophy of Aesthetics - a painter's reflections.Russia's artists in the twenty first century
October 25, 2020
Russian art in the early twenty-first century - tradition and modernity combine in interesting waysBeryl Cook captured many quintessential aspects of British character
August 02, 2020
The late Beryl Cook captured quintessential aspects of the British characterMy favourite art and artists
August 01, 2020
My favourite art and artists - the art which has inspired and entralled meThe Canaletto masterpiece right here in Hull
April 19, 2020
The Ferens Gallery in Hull had a fabulous masterpiece by the Italian Venetian master CanalettoDuring the coronavirus lockdown I'm nostalgic for people-watching in Hull
April 01, 2020
As we endure the corona virus lockdown I''m nostalgic for the art of people watching in HullAn artist's COVID social isolation
March 27, 2020
An artist in enforced COVID social isolationLeonardo Da Vinci Exhibition in Paris
February 24, 2020
Remembering the Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition in Paris 2020People watching in Paris
February 24, 2020
Paris is the city of light and one of the best places for people watching in its historic cafesParis's gem of an art museum from an old railway station
February 13, 2020
Musee d'Orsay - the French made a gem of an art museum by converting an old railway station - and it works very well.Colourful Building In London
February 05, 2020
Colourful building in LondonGirona - Spanish city of the arts
October 27, 2019
Art, culture and history in the attractive city of Girona, southern SpainStreet art in Scarborough, England
October 21, 2019
Blands Cliff street murals. Street art by the seaside in Scarborough, EnglandAn English church as a work of art
September 21, 2019
St Marys Church Beverley - an English church as a work of artFine Arts in Buxton, England
August 31, 2019
A fine art gallery in Buxton, a quiet and pretty place in middle EnglandExperience the beauty and history of Hereford Cathedral
August 28, 2019
Christian art in Hereford Cathedral, EnglandThe renaissance of Hull Fruit Market
August 11, 2019
Hull Fruit Market - fine arts on display in Hull's cultural quarterSand art in Beverley Minster
March 10, 2019
Sand art - temporary but skilful and in its own way beautiful