Paul Woods
20 July, 2024
I love working on a black paper, the colours stand out. This image depicts two women lovers amongst flowers and grass. The black suggests a…
27 June, 2023
A powerful, evocative image with bold, gutsy, impasto paintwork. This painting by George Bellows depicts a landscape and seascape with craggy rocks, clouds and a…
20 June, 2023
The beauty of Japanese Wood Block Prints displays beautiful linear work, bold patterns and energetic compositions. Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Washing the Hair, 1952 In a…
18 June, 2023
Brazilian artist Joao Candido Portinari, Portrait of Carmem Mayrink Veiga (1959) A very imposing and striking portrait with wonderfully bold contrasts and shapes. She has…
16 June, 2023
Evelyn Page is a talented woman from New Zealand. She delivers a painting with a punch! Evelyn Page Summer Morn, (1929) The main focus is…
8 June, 2023
I always keep an open mind, endlessly prepared to change my understanding or opinions as my learning develops. As a youthful artist, I misunderstood the…
31 May, 2023
Take your love of art to the next level. A beautiful, harmonious and contemplative painting. The infant Jesus holds the neck of Mother Mary, cheek…
30 May, 2023
“Cherries and Viburno” by Clara von Sivers, German (1854-1924) painted, 1890 A beautiful cascade of green foliage, delicate white balls of Viburnum flowers, contrasting with…
28 May, 2023
The intimacy, tenderness, and close bond of love between mother and child Two figures, a mother and child, dominate the vertical space. A seated woman…
28 May, 2023
PABLO PICASSO – Self-Portrait Facing Death – 90 years old, June 30, 1972 Self-portraits emphasise an artist’s work and skill. It is an exercise in…