A dog’s perspective
It is just over a year since Beguidedbyart was launched and today’s post is a result of three changes that happened during the ‘lost COVID year’. The first was establishing …
‘B’ is for Buonarotti
‘Still I learn’ and ‘Ambition lead the way’ are two maxims attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. The first was the motto and the second featured on the club crest of the …
To sleep, perchance …
Today, March 19, is ‘World Sleep Day’. Organised by the World Sleep Society, this day has been celebrated across the world since 2008. The aim of the day is to …
‘A’ is for Allen’
March is Women’s History Month and it is timely to celebrate a woman who was once recognised for her contribution to Australian culture but is now largely forgotten. Let’s meet …
‘A’ is for Abrahams
From April to August this year, the National Gallery of Victoria will hold an exhibition of Australian Impressionist art entitled ‘She-Oak and Sunlight’. Curated by scholar and historian, Dr Anne …
Picturing Wright
Barrie Sheppard considers Joseph Wright’s interest in self-portraiture by delving back in history. Barrie write: Joseph Wright of Derby painted six self portraits in oils approximately ten years apart. The …
‘Barbie Girl’
The theme of International Women’s Day this year ‘Choose to Challenge’ is about empowerment and options. This reminded me of the way Mattel co-founder, Ruth Handler, imagined the potential of …
Joseph Wright of Derby
Barrie Sheppard continues his exploration of the world of British art and artists. Barrie writes: The old adage of not judging a book by its cover remains good advice, reminding …
Celebrating Hollick
On the first Saturday in March 1930, Miss Ruth Hollick and Miss Dorothy Izard held an event at their photographic studio in Collins Street, Melbourne to honour the approaching marriage …
Remembering Doré
Tucked away in the National Gallery of Victoria’s ‘works on paper’ collection is a copy of Gustave Doré’s ‘Two Hundred Sketches – Humorous and Grotesque’ from 1867. While Paul Gustave …