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End frame: Iceberg, Fjallsarlon, Iceland by Paul Wakefield
Judy Sharrock chooses one of her favourite images
History of Art and Landscape – Part Three
The Dutch Golden Age
Julien Fumard
Featured Photographer
Alfredo Mora – Portrait of a Photographer
An experience-driven approach to nature photography
Winds of Change
An uncertain future
Scenes from the Lounge
10 years of images in Manchester Place Queenstown, NZ.
Landscape Poetography
Commentary on our inner world

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Tim Parkin

Easter weekend in the Highlands isn’t one to go out and about. The tourists are in full force and the schools are off. Fortunately, we’re only just recovering from the Covid and so local walks to get some fitness back is enough for the moment. The time off did give me time to delve into the depths of the Dutch Golden Age and what an inspiration it was.

I remember reading a ‘trilogy’ of books called the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson. It is primarily a historical fiction adventure/thriller set in a period from the late 17th to early 18th centuries. However, what it does so well is to contextualize the history of the development of the modern age by linking together facets of economics, science, industry, art, etc. It is no surprise that the Dutch Golden Age features so heavily in the book as it was a centre for thinking in so many different ways. When I worked my way through the artists and art of this period, I had in mind what it must have been like to be an artist in a newly independent and economically booming country surrounded by philosophers, scientists, musicians, poets etc. It must have been amazing to feel so inspired by everything going on at the time.

It was also intriguing to think of how influences between artists were mostly based on travel. If you wanted to see what was happening in Haarlem, you had to go there. There were so many things I could have written about in the subsequent article but I’ve tried to keep it to the point and allow the reader places to go and continue the research on their own (fortunately by using Google rather than catching a ferry to Zeebrugge).

I don’t imagine everyone suddenly wanting to study art history but even if you just enjoy seeing the collection of paintings that will please me and if a few of you are inspired to think about landscape art a little differently after reading the article, I’ll be very happy.

Tim Parkin

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Paul Wakefield
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End frame: Iceberg, Fjallsarlon, Iceland by Paul Wakefield

I said at the beginning that this is an image that remains very clearly in my head, and this, in our current world of visual overload, of itself says all that needs to be said about the impact this image has had on me. more

Jacob Van Ruisdael Dune Landscape Hermitage Inventory Number 1646
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History of Art and Landscape – Part Three

In this installment of my history of landscape painting, I'm taking a look at one of the most artistically creative periods for landscape in early European history and that is the Dutch Golden Age. more

Julien Fumard France 028
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Julien Fumard

Before travelling I had all sorts of preconceived ideas on many topics. You know, having an unlimited access to culture can sometimes make you feel like you know a lot of things but in the end, you don’t really know anything until you live it. more

Alfredo Mora Photography Onlandscape Revision 4
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Alfredo Mora – Portrait of a Photographer

He was going out into the landscape with specific expectations and placed all his value on the final image instead of the actual experience of being out in nature – undermining his very intent for taking up photography in the outdoors, to begin with. more

Samuel Fradley Winds Of Change 3178
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Winds of Change

After Britain’s exit from the European Union, many have wondered what Britain’s place in the world is, what it should be and what it could become? more

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Scenes from the Lounge

Most of the photographs have been made from inside the lounge looking out, or just outside the lounge from one of the two balconies looking over the view of the tourist town of Queenstown, the magnificent Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkable Mountain range beyond. more

John Hardiman Landscape Poetography Art
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Landscape Poetography

I’ve wondered about poets. It seems they were a little more prominent in days gone by, before mass media, commercialism and screens took over all our minds. more

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