


Painting a Pilgrimage: The Romería Series
In May of 2018, painters Michael Alford and Marcus Hodge traveled to Andalusia to draw inspiration from Spain’s largest religious festival, the Romería del Rocío. Here Alford talks about the way this adventure inspired his ambitious suite of paintings, The Romería Series.

Collaborations: Michael Alford on Painting the Nude
The attraction to painting nudes is that it’s so difficult to get it right. You need correct draughtsmanship, colour, tone. You have to understand anatomy, even though you’re not really painting it. You start with a real person. You want to capture the specificity of...
Oil and Water Autumn Show

Exhibition News: Metropolis: Celebrating the World’s Greatest Cities
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...