by Memphis | Feb 21, 2021 | Cityscapes, Painting Technique, Press
“Michael Alford is one of that group of painters for whom the sensation of oil under the brush is important. His particular magic is that this joy in the handling of paint remains clearly evident in the finished picture.” David Buckman
by Memphis | Oct 8, 2020 | Cityscapes, Interviews, Landscape, Sketches, Travel painting
What has it been like for you, working during the Covid period?There weren’t many physical restrictions on me, luckily. Several commissions and exhibitions fell through at the very beginning of lockdown and I stayed at home for a few weeks. After that, that there was...
by Memphis | Oct 31, 2019 | Cityscapes, Exhibitions
Michael Alford’s work will be among the paintings on show in the Autumn Exhibition at The Richard Hagen Gallery. Selected cityscapes by Michael will hand alongside works by David Curtis, Julie Smith, Jean B Martin, Catriona Campbell, Jonathan Pike and others....
by Memphis | May 1, 2018 | Cityscapes, Exhibitions, Press
A group show with new cityscapes by Michael Alford 21st February – 10 March THOMPSON’S GALLERIES 3 Seymour Place London, W1H 5AZT +44 (0) 207 935 3595...
by Memphis | Jun 16, 2017 | British Impressionism, Cityscapes, Exhibitions, Painting Technique
The Impressionist movement in painting is associated most with Southern climes. Painters like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne. Éduard Manet and Camille Pisarro gravitated toward Provence where they could paint outside, capturing the vibrant colours and stark contrasts of...
by Memphis | Oct 19, 2016 | Cityscapes, Exhibitions
Battersea is booming. Residents have only to look a the crop of cranes raised above the skyline to know that times are catching up with what was once a sleepy, leafy corner of the capital. Happily, some things remain the same. The Battersea Affordable Art Fair, in its...
