Blogs about: G F Watts
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Talks in 2012
I enjoy giving talks about Lady Henry Somerset and her work, so if you belong to a group which is looking for speakers, please get in touch. Some forthcoming talks include: Saturday 25th February 2.30… more →
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Floppy but Manly
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wrote 2 weeks ago: James Craig Annan, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, ca. 1893. Modern bromide print, 200 x 151 mm, 7 7/8 x … more →
Watts' Mortuary Chapel (Compton, Surrey)
wrote 5 months ago: O house of Israel, cannot I do an even more wonderful work with you? November and blazing beeches bu … more →
Postman's Park - The Genius of G.F. Watts (1817-1904)
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wrote 10 months ago: I became enamoured with the Victorian artist some years back when he had an exhibition at the Guildh … more →
Women in White
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wrote 11 months ago: 1. Frederic Leighton, Pavonia, oil on canvas, Rome/London, 1858-59, Private Collection c/o Christie … more →
Compton Village treasures
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wrote 11 months ago: Saturday, June 2nd 2012 Although I had not slept much overnight – for reasons that are not clear to … more →
COMPTON: THE WATTS GALLERY, WATTS CHAPEL - THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
wrote 1 year ago: The newly restored Watts Gallery showcases the work of artist G. F. WATTS. There is also work by his … more →
Talks in 2012
wrote 1 year ago: I enjoy giving talks about Lady Henry Somerset and her work, so if you belong to a group which is lo … more →
Halls of Fame
wrote 1 year ago: Two portraits of G.F.Watts by Julia Margaret Cameron I recently had occasion (as they say in police … more →
Bumping in to an old friend
wrote 1 year ago: The Watts Chapel Plaque with the SGFA logo I visited the Watts Memorial Chapel recently – you … more →
Bumping into an old friend!
wrote 1 year ago: Watts Memorial chapel terracotta plaque SGFA logo - designer unknown … more →
Lady Henry Somerset portraits by George Frederick Watts
wrote 1 year ago: George Frederick Watts was a critically acclaimed Victorian painter who was extremely well connected … more →
Greetings and welcome
wrote 1 year ago: Hello, and welcome to my blog! The purpose of this blog is to communicate the thoughts, musings, ide … more →
The human clay: Compton
wrote 2 years ago: It was magical to discover that the painter I studied with at The Frink School (and recently visited … more →
'Ring of Gold'
wrote 2 years ago: c. 1905 To the men and women of the Anglo-Saxon race Florence is rich in reminiscences, for so many … more →
Found Drowned
wrote 2 years ago: Hello all, October was dark, dreary, and quite scary with no blog of mine to brighten your days. Hop … more →
Cardinals' Virtues : Newman and Manning
wrote 2 years ago: In this week’s news, we have seen the beatification of Cardinal Newman by a passing Bishop of … more →
Gynandrous Images #1
wrote 3 years ago: Ellen Terry as Sir Galahad G.F. Watts 1862 … more →
