[ad_1] Laura O’Neill & Jermaine Foster BBC News, Liverpool BBC Artist Ian van de Waal said local businesses inspired him to create an art trail An artist said he wanted to create an art trail along Penny Lane to breathe new life into Liverpool’s best-known street. The trail, designed to encourage tourists to spend more
[ad_1] Her father was a civil engineer and passed his aptitude for maths on to her. Her Italian mother was a colourful character ‘vibrant and visual’. ‘She was very funny and full of life. We had a small house, but she made it so beautiful with bits of texture and colour.’ The 74-year-old pursued physics
[ad_1] Who and what inspires your art? For many years, I have been intrigued by mixed media collage. From discovering the work of Robert Rauschenberg during my school days, I have continued to be informed by collage artists including Kurt Schwitters, John Stezaker, Eduardo Recife and Greg Gossel. For me, collage is a multifaceted practice
[ad_1] Owners of The Art Shop, Ian and Lynda Hughes, are stepping away from the business, which has been part of the town for nearly eight decades, to retire. The store’s shutters were brought down after the final orders were taken, and Ian and Lynda shut up shop at 4pm on Saturday (June 28). The
[ad_1] The property in Bolton Road offers spacious and versatile living across three floors and is set within private gardens. Estate agent Entwistle Green describes it as a “true gem” in a “sought-after location”. Timber flooring runs throughout the open-plan lounge and dining area, with access to a tiled space overlooking the pool (Image: Zoopla) The home boasts an art deco-inspired
[ad_1] The exhibition will be on display in the Howard Room, behind Levens Kitchen, until July 6. It aims to give visitors a taste of what to expect from the Levens Art Trail, which takes place on July 5 and 6. This year marks the third year of the art trail, with a variety of
[ad_1] Even in the calmer periods of the tennis calendar, Emma Raducanu lives her life under a burning glare. When Wimbledon rolls around, that stare becomes like Tolkien’s Eye of Sauron: unlidded, unblinking, unrelenting. ‘It is a big occasion every year, something that brings a lot of excitement,’ says the British No 1. ‘That buzz
[ad_1] Jesus Christ Superstar TIM Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar opened at The Watermill on Tuesday. This timeless work is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events but seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. The story, told entirely through song, explores the
[ad_1] Three works by the sculptor and artist Eric Gill, who sexually abused his daughters, have been withdrawn from a UK exhibition opening on 5 July. Two of the works—a wood engraving and a drawing—depict Gill’s daughter Petra, naked in a bath, while the other is a drawing of a nude Elizabeth. Each had been
[ad_1] Professor Catherine Rottenberg from Goldsmiths University of London said that regardless of how the artwork should be interpreted, Carpenter was “fanning the flames of controversy in order to sell her brand”. “Debates around representation that this album has already generated will likely mean more sales, more popularity, and more traction,” she told the BBC.