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Picture: Henry VIII, after Hans Holbein the Younger, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Usually, when “ASecludedPlace” reflects on a work of...

In order to prove my identity I had to visit my solicitor recently. I took with me my driving licence and my passport. Someone...

My cat Geraldine was stalking a mouse. She sat motionless, her eyes open wide, patiently waiting for the mouse to make it’s move. How...

Lyonel Feininger Originally titled The Square in the 1944 Leicester catalogue, retitled at the suggestion of the artist's wife Julia...

Eularia Clarke (1914-1970) | Oil on canvas laid down on board Methodist Modern Art Collection Image Copyright © Trustees for Methodist...

Take me to the place (For Oscar Marzaroli 1933 – 1988) Take me to the place where your heart hurts most Lead me through the dark world...

Vincent Van Gogh, April 1885, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam. Have you ever dreamt of stepping into a painting? So starts the publicity for...

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it...

“The Baptism of Christ” by Piero della Francesca, National Gallery, London And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love;...

Windows in the West by Avril Paton, 1993, Kelvingrove Art Gallery Glasgow On January 11th 1993 at 5.30pm, a sudden heavy blizzard hit...

A Mi-Voix by Dorothea Tanning – 1958, oil on canvas, 1302 x 972mm, Image: ©Tate, London 2022 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and...

Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) by Paul Gauguin, National Gallery of Scotland, 1888 How good is your...

Today is International Women’s Day. The theme is (the less than snappy!) ‘Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow’. In other...