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Beverley Open Studios 2024 - Beverley's artists show their work
A Fred Elwell painting unexpectedly turns up in Grimsby
A river cruise along the Mainz river to explore some of Germany's beautiful medieval cities
East Riding Artists Annual Exhibition 2024 at Market Weighton Town Hall
Renowned artist and academician John Sprakes has an exhibition at the Gallery, Hornsea
Reflections on the Greenbelt Festival - Britain's arts festival inspired by faith, spirituality and the earth
A moving exhibition of art about violence against women, In the prestigious Brynmor Jones Art Gallery at the University of Hull
The first official portrait of King Charles III has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. It is bold, modern and predictably controversial
A marvellous series of wildlife murals has been unveiled beneath a concrete road bridge over Beverley Beck
An artist's struggle with macular degeneration, an incurable eye disease
What Frederick Nietzsche really said about art
Painting a tree of life with water-based oils
First impressions of Golden Open acrylic paints - slow drying acrylics which allow wet-in-wet painting
The art in Andy Warhol's industrial production of art
How an oil painting is made - step by step layering of oil paints
Are artists' acrylic paints really permanent?
Dickie's institutional theory of art - has it harmed fine art
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
What are the basic materials for oil painting?
Beautiful painted medieval church in East Yorkshire
Ayn Rand's Aesthetics - Important or Not? Though not a philosopher, Ayn Rand's observations on art are interesting and part of her worldview
A brief look into dinosaur art or paleo-art - the notable artists who have painted dinosaurs in the last 150 years
A visit to Beverley's beautiful Guildhall and its Fred Elwell painting
ChatGPT and the philosophy of aesthetics? I asked ChatGPT a few questions about aesthetics. The answers were not bad.
Whatever happened to NFTs? Apparently this revolutionary idea saw a lot of people lose a lot of money in a short time
An artist's first foray into art created by artificial intelligence from the DALL-E engine
Exploring the art and culture of the Spanish city of Alicante
Fred Elwell's craftsman father and a carving in an East Yorkshire pub
Painted pebbles in honour of Queen Elizabeth II - Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
An attempt at a definition of art, which some philosophers say is impossible to define
What is the opposite of art? A philosophical question.
The Lord of the Rings films and the lost world of Tolkien art
Hull railway station and its cultural icons
Roman mosaics are ancient, timeless and beautiful. They tell us a lot about the ancient world
An artist reflects on the true meaning of the Russian doll he bought in St Petersburg
A quick look at the development of contemporary painting in China
First impressions with Talens Cobra water mixable oil colours - a review of these water soluble oil paints
The joys of Portugal - a relaxed European country with fine food, people and climate
The city of Hull in East Yorkshire has a fascinating historic Guildhall dating from the Victorian era.
The 25 greatest painters of all time - a highly subjective list
Beverley Minster features many beautiful and historic carved statues
Philosophy of Aesthetics - a painter's reflections.
Russian art in the early twenty-first century - tradition and modernity combine in interesting ways
In this article we introduce adding images in the tailwind starter blog and the benefits and limitations of the next/image component.
My favourite art and artists - the art which has inspired and entralled me
The Ferens Gallery in Hull had a fabulous masterpiece by the Italian Venetian master Canaletto
Paris is the city of light and one of the best places for people watching in its historic cafes
Remembering the Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition in Paris 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
Art, culture and history in the attractive city of Girona, southern Spain
Blands Cliff street murals. Street art by the seaside in Scarborough, England
St Marys Church Beverley - an English church as a work of art
A fine art gallery in Buxton, a quiet and pretty place in middle England
Christian art in Hereford Cathedral, England
Hull Fruit Market - fine arts on display in Hull's cultural quarter
Sand art - temporary but skilful and in its own way beautiful
Knife Angel sculpture made from knives confiscated by police forces throughout the UK
Futuristic Solar Gate sculpture in the city of Hull changes as the sun moves through the day
Visit to the beautiful, lively and historic city of Faro, Portugal
I have long considered food to be an art form. Every so often I find food which is great to eat and beautifully presented. Such is culinary or cuisine art!
Derbyshire Well Dressing - a pagan custom updated for the Christian faith in a modern world
This fascinating carving is in Inverness museum and is thought to have been carved by Vikings.
Banksy the world famous street graffiti artist creates work in the city of Hull of Hull