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After over twenty years since completing my M.Litt at the University of Edinburgh, a research degree on the etchings of little-known Scottish artist John Clerk of Eldin (1728-1812) I was re-introduced to him in 2006 by an enquiry from a student at the University of...

For part of this year I have been assisting and supporting ACE (Art, Care, Education), a small charity based in Somerton, Somerset.  The charity provides art and creative activity which inspires, empowers and enables people to develop and grow. This is for all ages,...

I use these present chilly and damp winter days to work on the web site and catch up with research I set aside in the summer. In recent months I have not been as active as I once was in planning exhibitions and developing on-line displays, which has been refreshing! I...

It is nice to see that commercial galleries and some have now re-opened with others to follow shortly. It has been a very difficult past year for artists and galleries, so let us hope that everyone can move forward with confidence, without the fear of another...

Between 2008 and 2012 I was curator at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, as a member of the Art For Life team that works to improve the hospital environment and takes Arts activities to patients and staff. I have recently been asked to provide a new exhibition for...

A new year, and another lockdown to accompany long, cold winter days. What is required is colour and light to raise the spirits. There is plenty of colour here, particularly in the paintings of Pennie Elfick and Anna Gardiner.  Look out also for the works of William...

As the new season rolls around as quickly as ever, the art world is having to find different ways to do things. The effect of the Covid pandemic is felt widely and many artists and galleries are struggling. We are a long way off from establishing where this is going...

I am dedicating this month to John Clerk of Eldin (1728-1812). His etchings were the subject of my M.Litt research degree at University of Edinburgh. I was introduced to him in 1976 by William Jackson, then proprietor of The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh where I had...

I was properly introduced to Old Master prints when I was writing my book on the etchings of John Clerk of Eldin to mark the 200th anniversary of his death in 1812. It is an area of the art market that, outside of Masters such as Durer, Rembrandt and Goya, receives...

After a five year dormancy Bertram Arts is re-launched with a new collection of art and artists.