Category Archives: Sculpture

And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Guthlac

Standing at the top of the ridge upon which Knaptoft stands you did get a feeling that you are looking out on a very green and pleasant land. This is of course is true right upto the point it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Gartree Explored, History, Sculpture | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Aging Rock Star…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the many signs that age is catching up on you is when you visit a statue that memorialise something or someone from your formative period and you appear to be the only one who notices. Yesterday we visited … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Labour Party, Photography, Sculpture | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Catching Up # 01…Compton Verney…

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Guthlac

Another day another art exhibition. This time it was a return to Compton Verney and their summer exhibitions of David Batchelor’s work, a selection of portraits which were both photographs and a couple of paintings from the National Portrait Gallery … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Sculpture | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

All You Need is Love…..

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Guthlac

Corny I know but it does seem appropriate for the new Robert Indiana exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Before I visited the exhibition all I knew about Indiana’s work was the sculpture from 55th and 6th Street in Manhattan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Sculpture, Summer | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Housebound….

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Guthlac

For reasons that are too boring to go into I am in effect housebound for the next few days.   Not to put too fine a point on it it is driving me and certainly my wife CRAZY.   Perhaps the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Photography, Sculpture, Spring | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Three Davids….

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Guthlac

  On Sunday we visited the Victoria & Albert museum in London – great institution appalling catering.   As can be seen I took a walk around the cast Cast Court where you can see full scale casts of some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, iphone, Photography, Sculpture | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Always remember to bring the weather

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Guthlac

There is an old joke about the weather in northern Scotland – if don’t like what you’ve got then wait five minutes and it will change …(of something like that).   I guess that applies to me at the moment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sculpture, Spring | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Also and Always

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Guthlac

Just a few images from my walk around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park the other day.  Some great art and yet again found the outer limits of what the iPhone, in my hands, can do.  So win win.

Posted in Art, Photography, Sculpture, Spring | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Holding up the sky

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Guthlac

I’ve had time to sleep on the Tony Cragg exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and I still think that this is one of the most interesting exhibition I have been to in some time.  I am not sure why … Continue reading →

Posted in Sculpture | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments