The hole in the wall
A little boy looks into a dry stone wall and imagines who might inhabit it. Poem with illustrations. A6 softback (postcard size) 24 pages.
Words and illustrations by Ann Perrin
Produced by The Dry Stone Walling Education ProjectThe Puppeteers Daughter
The poems explore the complexity of life as the daughter of marionette makers and performers. There are poems concerned with life, love and loss, also the seaside, artists, allotments and the eccentricities of life.
Buy now - £6.60Don’t Throw Away the Daisies (illustrated)
Ann’s poetry covers the big topics of love and death with originality. Take for instance the title poem which is full of surprises yet also wonderfully poignant.
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Painter of the people – Daumier at the RA – a real treat.
The brilliant exhibition at the RA of Daumier’s work is food for the soul. I don’t always bother but it was well worth hiring the recorded guide as this gives so many extra intriguing insights from the curator. Daumier … Continue reading
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RA Summer Exhibition tiny taster!
I love the Royal Academy as loyal blog followers will know and being is a friend is my favourite indulgence. This year the exhibition is particularly wonderful and there is plenty of small sculptures, too, which are a delight. I’d … Continue reading
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Soundscapes in music at the RA
Who is Zoffany? Well he was an artist who moved to London from Germany in 1760 and quickly acquired patronage for his work which gives unique insight into the court, the theatre, and the bourgeois family in London at … Continue reading
South Coast Sunset
No, not in Bahamas but sunny Saltdean on a good day. Never actually been to the Bahamas so guessing!
I’ve fallen in love with Hockney!
I didn’t know what to expect after all the razz-a-ma-tazz in the press. But now having been to see the exhibition at the RA. I’ve fallen in love with Hockney, his drawings, his paintings and his passion. I simply adored the … Continue reading
Frothy frocks and movement – Degas at the RA
I have always admired Degas’ work, not least because it centres on what many little girls dream about, frothy frocks and ballet. This exhibition of his paintings looked at both these things but also focussed on his passion for understanding … Continue reading
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Inspiration with pastels.
Watteau at the Royal Academy Get to the Watteau exhibition before it finishes wonderful pastels using only three colours. So inspiring, that I rush home to my studio (the garden shed) to find my pastels. Luckily they are still there … Continue reading
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – 2011 – Tracy Emin does not disappoint, with her card ‘Have you been a good girl’ written in her own hand. Didn’t like the black dog rustling in and out of the bin, clever but … Continue reading
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