by Memphis | May 10, 2019 | Exhibitions, Interviews, Landscape, Painting Technique, Sketches, The Romería Series, Travel painting
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.
by Memphis | Nov 5, 2018 | Exhibitions, Nudes, Painting Technique
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...
by Memphis | Oct 4, 2018 | Exhibitions, Nudes, Press
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 | Nov 14, 2016 | Afghanistan, Exhibitions, War Artist
Featured image: Transport, Helmand 2010 by Michael Alford The Tate Britain retrospective on Paul Nash (1889-1946), now on in London, reveals an artist of diverse interests and talents. Well known as a painter of expressive landscapes, Nash was involved in a wide range...
