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Tate Britain; May 28, 2013
The Tate Britain has an exquisite exterior, ominously pitted along one side from bombs during WWII. I was thrilled to find Henry Moore drawings and sculptures, as well as video footage of the artist at work. It showed him bending the armature in a vise, applying plaster in layers to achieve the form, fine tuning […]
The Streets of London; May 28, 2013
The parks are beautiful in the sunshine and when it isn’t raining everyone makes sure they get out! Here we are, walking along; we turn a corner and there, across the water, is a Henry Moore sculpture! One of our favorite mystery writers, Barbara Vine, wrote about the Portobello Market, so naturally we had to […]
Impressions, London; May 28, 2013
Charles Dickens Museum – excellent. The kitchen and scullery gave a clue about the hard life of those who could not hire someone else to do the work. Although Dickens was considered a champion for working class people and women, he apparently had a double standard when it came to his wife, who bore him […]
Adventures in London; May 24, 2013
Extrapolated from my drawing notebook: We spent seven hours at the Victoria and Albert Museum and did not see even half of what they have on display! I focused on the areas most related to my current studies: European art, particularly painting, drawing, and sculpture. They have a stunning collection of sculpture: Rodin, medieval wood carvings, […]
