Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, Royal Academy to 20 April

Royal Academy Exhibition Painting the Modern Garden Monet to Matisse

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse A new Royal Academy exhibition displays paintings by artists of inspiration found in gardens, Claude Monet being preeminent among them and representing a quarter of the gallery space. Monet was not only a masterful painter but also a horticulturalist who regarded his “garden [as his] most beautiful masterpiece” and nature as … Read more

UK’s new Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell advocates a sketch a day

New Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell Congratulations to Chris Riddell, the UK’s new Children’s Laureate! Chris is the author of the prizewinning Goth Girl series, and a collaborator with Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen, Neil Gaiman and Russell Brand on works such as Barnaby Grimes, Gulliver, Muddle Earth, Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Pirate Diary, The Edge Chronicles, and The Sleeper and the Spindle. … Read more

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