Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby

I first encountered  Paul Sandby (1731-1809) as a friend of John Clerk of Eldin (1728-1812), the amateur Scottish etcher. The two men had met in 1747 when Sandby, at the young age of sixteen, travelled to Scotland to take up a position to work as ‘the chief draftsman...
Sadeler Family

Sadeler Family

The Sadeler family were one the largest and most successful of the dynasties of Flemish engravers that were dominant in Northern European printmaking in the late 16th and 17th centuries. They were one of the first of such dynasties to operate as an international firm...
Kenneth Lauder Drawings

Kenneth Lauder Drawings

Kenneth Lauder is known for his constant experimenting. He had an enquiring  mind which led him down seemingly different routes throughout his career. It helped that he was enormously versatile in a variety of media. However, although there is this diversity of style...
Mark Karasick – Traces

Mark Karasick – Traces

​Today’s Feature Focus is on a multi component work by Mark Karasick titled Traces. Traces was made as a site-specific installation for the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London, commissioned and exhibited to mark the Millennium in 2000. The...
John Hilliard Coastal Light

John Hilliard Coastal Light

John Hilliard‘s art investigates the nature of light. Inspired by walks along beaches, his images are not in any way topographical but explorations of the interplay between light, reflected light, sea and sky. The moods and atmospheres expressed in these pictures...
Peter Hibbard In Stone

Peter Hibbard In Stone

When I first encountered the sculpture of Peter Hibbard it was like recognising a friend one had not seen in a while. Peter is an artist working in the tradition of modern British sculpture, continuing to explore a vein of ideas and inspiration that originated with...

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