Still Life of a Pineapple Plant, Grapes and Peaches on a Table. British School, National Trust Did you know that the King of Spain was the first European to eat a pineapple when the fruit was transported back from the New World. (Seems appropriate given the outcome of this year’s World Cup Final). Only one […]
Andromeda’s adventure in the forest…well a small coppice, in fairness…or a tail in the grass. Andromeda, so named after the mythical beauty from Greek legend, maybe a pretty little thing but she’s much feistier than her namesake. Following the transgressions of her mother, Queen Cassiopeia, the Princess from the story is stripped down to a […]
It’s in my DNA to be drawn to colours and patterns. My grandfather was a pioneer of designing and printing textiles for homeware in the 1960s and 70s. You know, those gaudy tea-towels with flower power patterns or souvenirs from a visit to London. Whilst his siblings followed the fine art route from The Slade […]
Solo Exhibition launches in the Life: Full Colour gallery in Caernarfon on Saturday 28th June. A new perspective on figurative art In his latest solo show, Pete Mattinson (Pwllheli-based artist) pushes the boundaries of figurative art with his incredible paintings of figures conjured from neckties. Full of colour, texture and light – they tell action-packed […]
Where Ink Meets Imagination: Victor Hugo and the Synergy of Art and Writing Visiting the Royal Academy’s exhibition of Victor Hugo’s drawings and watercolours felt like stepping into the subconscious of a writer who saw no boundary between the visual and the verbal. Best known for his towering literary achievements, Hugo was also a visionary […]
featuring American Locomotive (1944) by Edward Hoppper a short story by Curator Sara McKee FRSA The train hums beneath me, a steady rhythm that has become as familiar as my own heartbeat. Every morning, I take the same seat by the window, watching the city blur past in muted greys and browns. And every morning, […]
Gallerista, Lana Davidson Flood tells the true love story embedded in Welsh folklore down through the ages. A love story embedded in Welsh folklore – Santes Dwynwen The story of Santes Dwynwen is rooted much deeper, than St Valentine’s Day. It is embedded in Welsh folklore. Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen is one of the most romantic […]
Introducing our first exhibition devoted to portraiture. Explore the many ways our artists express the figure and his environment in this collaborative show that launches on St David’s Day in Caernarfon. From 1st March, come and enjoy the many stories the faces in our show could tell. Here’s a poem we believe captures this essence […]
Solo Exhibition launches in the Life: Full Colour gallery in Caernarfon on Saturday 28th June. A new perspective on figurative art In his latest solo show, Pete Mattinson (Pwllheli-based artist) pushes the boundaries of figurative art with his incredible paintings of figures conjured from neckties. Full of colour, texture and light – they tell action-packed […]
Where Ink Meets Imagination: Victor Hugo and the Synergy of Art and Writing Visiting the Royal Academy’s exhibition of Victor Hugo’s drawings and watercolours felt like stepping into the subconscious of a writer who saw no boundary between the visual and the verbal. Best known for his towering literary achievements, Hugo was also a visionary […]
