The City Makes its Own Collage
I’m a big fan of collage in its many forms. By its many forms, I mean traditional collage where people cut things out and past them back together using paper media or manipulating digital images, or even (as in this…
Gerhard Richter – Abstraktes Bild (809-4)
The biggest art market news from last week was the sale of a Gerhard Richter painting by Sotheby’s that has broken the record for the amount paid for the work of any living artist. I’m a big fan of Richter,…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Zeal of Zebras
Another collective noun – today, a Zeal of Zebras. …and that’s the full alphabet!
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Yoke of Oxen
Another collective noun – today, a Yoke of Oxen. An ox is a castrated male cow that has been trained for use as a draft animal, generally about 4 years old when they can start being used as field animals. Two oxen…
New Artwork – Ian Rogers – an Exultation of Larks
Another collective noun – today, an Exultation of Larks. Yes, I know that’s a cheat, but this is the grim reality an abecediarian faces. The variety of lark I chose for this illustration is the Calandra Lark, one of the commonest lark…

