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  • Amsterdam Part Three: Van Gogh and The Hermitage

    All the info on Amsterdam says get there early to avoid the queues. We did just that, going in just after 9.30 am and it was worth it. It’s not a huge museum and his works are not that large,...

  • Amsterdam Part Two :Stunning Rijksmuseum

    Full of museums and art galleries, you are spoilt for choice in Amsterdam. Top of the list had to be the Rijksmuseum, a ten year renovation project culminating in the lifting in of the Rembrandt’s mammoth painting ‘The Night Watch’....

  • Amsterdam Part One: First Impressions

    Ding ding!.. watch out for bikes and trams. Once you’ve grasped this concept, Amsterdam is a delight. Galleries, museums, people, canals, cafes, cheese and beer were on the hit list for three days in Amsterdam. Arriving at 1pm at Schipol,...

  • Beauty in the Contrast. A tale of two sculptors

    While running the risk of seriously offending William Peers, I love the juxtaposition of two discoveries yesterday from the world of sculpture. The first was on the walk at high tide. Someone had chosen this rock to do their own...

  • Goodbye Winter and Works in Progress

    On the 1st March, St Davids Day, it does feel like spring is here with lighter days, blue skies and new shoots. But what a winter’s weather!. No cold spells, but plenty of wind and rain and sea watching became...

  • Aquatopia At Tate, St Ives, Winter visit

    Aquatopia conjours up the idea of an ‘other’ world, of everything water related and this was the essence of this latest exhibition at The Tate, St. Ives which explores how the deep is imagined by artists, writers and poets across...