Marcus Gheeraerts. Absolute legend.

She is England! Storms are vanquished by the radiant power of her majesty! Ah, the glorious Ditchley Portrait of Elizabeth I, painted by Marcus Gheeraerts in 1592. Today is his day.

Esteem him as a lamb.
Macbeth
#Shakespearesunday

Haven’t read the full article but, for me, the book and the film are not at all about how great Shakespeare is/was.

What are ‘priority courses’? Will they include creative degrees? (I think I know the answer)

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To yellow autumn turn’d

A ram on hind legs against twilight sky with stars. The ground is grass with red flowers. Surrounded with decorative border with leaves and flowers, brightened with gold.

Painting of a sheep standing on a plinth. Above are angels against a blue sky and on the ground two magpies peck in the grass. A gold ribbon draped across the plinth with the words ‘Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi.

Four! You were lucky - by the time it gets to Cambridge you’re lucky if there’s two 🙄

I know. They fill me with dread. Can’t understand why they never have enough carriages.

One of the absolute best.

Do you know why magpies would harass a fox? I have been feeding foxes in the garden behind my flat for years, but the current vixen is being constantly bothered by two magpies who shout at and even peck her. She is fairly nonplussed, but it must be irritating!

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We are such stuff as dreams are made on….Happy Birthday William Shakespeare! #shakespeare #contemporaryart

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And keep eternal springtime…

‘The Lineaments of Nature’. Exhibition at the Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold. #fineart #figurativepainting #exhibition #cotswolds

Full length figure, Renaissance fool/clown costume, holding mask, with black cat wearing a white ruff. Costume is white with black and red decorative shapes. Against black background.

New painting, ‘The Clownish Fool’ for forthcoming exhibition at the Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold in March. #art

Portrait of woman, head and shoulders, with elaborate Elizabethan ruff and hairstyle.

‘They Are But Dressings’. New painting for forthcoming exhibition at the Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold in March. #art #womensart #contemporarypainting

The Sweet’st Companions. Limited edition print available from the Red Dot Gallery, Holt, Norfolk.

When the World Lies Wintered #shakespearesunday

New painting (as yet untitled) for forthcoming show at the Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold in March 2025.

‘The Rooky Wood II’. This is a revised version of a painting I did a while ago. Better now I think. It will be shown at the Christmas Exhibition of Gallery Artists at the Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold, opening on December 1st.