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On these pages I plan to talk about my current concern within three areas :- my own practical art my current work and research in art history and art curatotial matters comment on art ehibitions and...

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ART WORK 1

? ? ? ? ?David Addison : 2006 : ‘Mondrian development’ : gouache and ink on paper : 15″ x 22″ This work illustrates some points which are important in my approach :- starting with a ‘mark’ – either a...

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ART WORK 2

David Addison : Collapsed dry-stone wall : soft pencil : Yorkshire : 1969 I have recently been browsing through innumerable sketches, studies, and unfinished work amassed over the years ? a salutary...

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ART WORK 3

    Continuing my exploration of my ‘archives’ I came across the above photograph of an?exhibition held at Monmouth – at the Bridges Community Centre. An?independent organisation it is housed in a...

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PICTURE COLLECTING in the 19th Century : Northwick

  Along with going through my paintings and drawings I have also been going through my art history research papers. ?My major concern for many years were the picture collectors of Bristol and...

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ART WORK 4

‘The Blue Vase’ : January 2007. Gouache on paper. Unusually for me the above work started from an external object which fascinated me. A small translucent cloudy glass vase stood on a window sill and...

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Which Penley artist?

The PENLEY artists. Attributing the work of minor artists, particularly British nineteenth century, can lead to erroneous assumptions which are thereafter not challenged. Such is the case with the...

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Provincial Picture Collecting

Provincial Picture collecting – a neglected subject.   It is with a great sense of excitement that I welcome recent attention being paid to Art Dealers archives with the acceptance of two major...

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PROVINCIAL ART GALLERIES.

The importance of Provincial Art Galleries. Britain is fortunate in having a huge number of public art galleries spread throughout the country – a richness and availability which is the envy of the...

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ASHMOLEAN ART APPRECIATION

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD. Art Appreciation sessions led by David Addison. ‘The Art of Still-Life’ : Fridays May 3rd to 24th : 4 afternoons 2pm-4pm. Still-Life painting, including Flower Painting, may...

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ART v RELIGION?

And now for something different! ChristChurch Cathedral, Oxford. In case anyone should wonder why a Blog carrying at its head the picture of two churches  yet recently appears to be solely concerned...

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ART APPRECIATION at the ASHMOLEAN

The last couple of months have been somewhat hectic with my Art Appreciation talks at the Ashmolean. I did a four afternoon session on Italian Renaissance paintings, followed immediately by four weeks...

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DISCOVERING PAINTINGS : ‘Dicky Gossip’

Samuel de Wilde : Mr Suett as Dicky Gossip in ‘My Grandmother’ : 1797 : Ashmolean Every now and again I come across a painting which I have never really stopped to look at before – however well I may...

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DISCOVERING PAINTINGS : Jan Steen, Fat & Lean

   Jan Steen (attrib) : ‘The Fat Kitchen : c1650        Jan Steen (attrib) : The Lean Kitchen : c1650 This pair of paintings, attributed to the seventeenth century Dutch artist Jan Steen, are part of...

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DISCOVERING PAINTINGS : Turner, Turnips, & Iron

   J M W Turner : ‘Ploughing up Turnips near Slough’ : exh 1809  : Tate Britain. The recent film ‘Mr Turner’ gave an intriguing glimpse into the complex nature and life of J M W Turner – an artist...

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Discovering Paintings – Cotman

(c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery); Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation John Sell Cotman ‘The Mishap’ (1824-28) : Norwich City Art Gallery...

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ASHMOLEAN ART APPRECIATION

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD. Art Appreciation sessions led by David Addison. ‘The Art of Still-Life’ : Fridays May 3rd to 24th : 4 afternoons 2pm-4pm. Still-Life painting, including Flower Painting, may...

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ART v RELIGION?

And now for something different! ChristChurch Cathedral, Oxford. In case anyone should wonder why a Blog carrying at its head the picture of two churches  yet recently appears to be solely concerned...

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ART APPRECIATION at the ASHMOLEAN

The last couple of months have been somewhat hectic with my Art Appreciation talks at the Ashmolean. I did a four afternoon session on Italian Renaissance paintings, followed immediately by four weeks...

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DISCOVERING PAINTINGS : ‘Dicky Gossip’

Samuel de Wilde : Mr Suett as Dicky Gossip in ‘My Grandmother’ : 1797 : Ashmolean Every now and again I come across a painting which I have never really stopped to look at before – however well I may...

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