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London 2 – The Royal Academy

Posted on August 8, 2013 by notes to the milkman

The weatherman said it was going to rain so, with raincoats at the ready (it didn’t rain until teatime, but when it did rain, it RAINED!), off we went to the Royal Academy to see the Summer Exhibition. We did … Continue reading →

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Cross Swords With Brian Sewell? No, Thank You!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Today I received an interesting invitation via Twitter. “Wld u like to comment for ES in defence/Grayson Perry re Sewell piece?” The message was from Josh Neicho who is the Letters Editor of the Evening Standard. There was a link … Continue reading →

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Taste And Tapestries With Grayson Perry

Posted on June 15, 2013 by notes to the milkman

The problem with the Daily Telegraph Review section on a Saturday is that they often don’t bother with internet versions. Today there are two interesting art articles in the Review. The first by Grayson Perry is reproduced online, but the … Continue reading →

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The Milkman – The Cheapskate Art Collector

Posted on June 13, 2013 by notes to the milkman

The Management came out with a corker when we were visiting New Mills recently. She explained that she wasn’t able to buy a particular painting (the one by Lloyd Stephenson which is on the New Mills Art post) due to her … Continue reading →

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Daytripper – Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Yesterday morning, I went down to London for the day. Yesterday evening, I crawled into bed absolutely knackered, but having seen the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy (the main reason for the trip), the Cutting Edge of … Continue reading →

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One For The Manet? No, I’ll Give It Four Stars

Posted on March 6, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I am not a fan of portraiture and the often accompanying cult of celebrity. Usually the subject of the portrait is more important than the artist who painted it or how they did so. I wasn’t too optimistic, therefore, heading … Continue reading →

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A go at Degas

Posted on January 17, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I’ve been a fan of Edgar Degas for many years and visited the Degas and the Ballet exhibition at the Royal Academy in the autumn of 2011. A few weeks ago, I wrote about drawing lemons at my pastel class … Continue reading →

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100 (or 20 of them, at least) for 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Today’s Seven in the Sunday Telegraph had “2013 – The 100 Things You Should Know”, a nine-page preview of the arts in 2013. It included theatre, TV, music, dance and so on, but I’m extracting the visual arts exhibitions. (As … Continue reading →

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Richard Dorment’s Year of Art

Posted on December 16, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Today’s Review in the Daily Telegraph was dedicated to a review of the year in the arts. Richard Dorment looked at some of the various exhibitions which have been on this year, several of which I have visited myself and … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Regular readers will know that my regularly delivered rag is the Daily Telegraph. Today I saw the Guardian at the local supermarket and the picture on the front page caused me to shell out £1.20 for a copy. As it … Continue reading →

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