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Monday, 30 April 2018
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Friday, 27 April 2018
Thursday, 26 April 2018
This is Crisp VC . On 15 August 1917, the ‘Nelson’ was attacked by a German mine-laying submarine UC63. In the ensuing battle Tom Crisp, skipper of the ‘Nelson’ Lying mortally wounded on the deck, in his last act was to scribbled a hasty message before he died, this was carried it to a vessel in the vicinity and help was sent to the gallant trawler crew all of whom were rescued. This was considered one of the most fortunate and meritorious Performances in the naval service.
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Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Wonderful to find this #Repost from @stjude … . Edward Bawden’s 1927 wallpaper ‘Pigeon and Clock Tower’, the latest in our series of reissues by the artist & designer. Our new book, ‘Edward Bawden At Home’, features photographs of the paper in use at Bawden’s home in Saffron Walden, taken in 1989. All profits from this publication will be donated to our friends at The Fry Gallery. Find out more and purchase a copy via www.bawdenbook.co.uk
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Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Monday, 23 April 2018
‘According to legend, St George was a Roman soldier born in what is now modern-day Turkey in around 280AD and died around 303. Very little is known about his early life but it is believed he was born to a wealthy Christian noble family. When he grew up he became a soldier and joined the retinue of Emperor Diocletian. In 303 Diocletian, as part of a crackdown on the growing influence of the Christian community, ordered that all Christian soldiers in the army should be expelled and all Roman soldiers be forced to make the traditional pagan sacrifice. St George refused and denounced the edict in front of his fellow soldiers, declaring he was a Christian. Diocletian initially tried to convert him with offers of wealth and land but when he refused he was beheaded on 23 April 303. The myth of St George slaying a dragon originally appeared in stories told by the medieval Eastern Orthodox Church which were brought back to Europe by the Crusaders in the 10th and 11th centuries. According to one story, a town in Libya had a small lake with a plague-infected dragon living in it. The townspeople were gradually being killed by the dragon and started feeding it two sheep a day to appease it. When they ran out of sheep the king devised a lottery system to feed it local children. One day his own daughter was chosen and as she was being led out to the lake St George happened to ride past…..’
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Sunday, 22 April 2018
Saturday, 21 April 2018
Friday, 20 April 2018
Works in progress… Another one of my four carrier pigeons from World War One . . . #narrative #birdlife .#artiststudio #inthestudio #artist #art #illustration #worldwildlife #wildlife #naturalworld #birdssofinstagram #birdportrait #lovebirds #wildbirds #painting #wildlifeartist #waranimals #warpigeons #carrierigeons #pigeon #racingpigeon #mixedmedia #wildlifeartist. #humananimalrelationship #authorialillustration #contemporarypainting #art #conceptual #britishartist #contemporaryartgallery #nationalpigeonservice
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Whilst I am on the subject of corvids… I have a Cornish chough for you today…
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Thursday, 19 April 2018
Another of my favourite but often maligned birds … Ink and mixed media Rook .
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Saturday, 14 April 2018
I have always been fascinated by pigeons generally and their symbiotic relationship with humans…but I think my Pigeon obsession really took hold when I learned of the Passenger Pigeons dimise, the passenger pigeon in the early 1800s may have been the most numerous bird in the world, with an estimated population of at least three billion birds, Martha the last Passenger Pigeon Died 1st September 1914, an extinction caused entirely by humans…
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Friday, 13 April 2018
More lovely pigeons! #Repost from @princeandpilgrim The Cherry Thief by Beccy Marshall, 75 x 65cm, Mixed Media on Wood, £625. The Spring Exhibition opens in just over a week and we are so.excited. Beccy Marshall’s latest paintings will be on display, along with work by many other artists. It promises to be a visual feast that is not to be missed!
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#Repost from @jacksonfgallery Kurt Jackson ‘Solitary’ mixed media on board. The dove of peace when used by Picasso created an extraordinarily powerful and lasting political symbol. Adopted by campaigners for peace, liberation and equality around the globe, the dove also represented his identification with the weak and vulnerable and a longing for safety and protection. The image also became associated with the relationship between peace and the suffering of women and children in all wars. Staring at racing pigeons you are reminded of their wild free relatives nearby. If the dove [the domesticated pigeon] has represented peace and freedom then extend that to the wild species and you have the ultimate metaphor. During the Pigeonholed exhibition (23rd March to 21st April 2018), 10% of the proceeds of sale of any of these works will be donated by Kurt and Caroline Jackson to the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, of which they are Patrons. #prisonersofconscience conscience #amnesty #amnestyinternational #pigeon #dove #charity #pacifist
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Thursday, 12 April 2018
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Sunday, 1 April 2018
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