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 | 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 | Jan 22, 2019 | Decorative painting, Landscape, Murals, Painting Technique
Michael Alford discusses the process of planning and making a bespoke dining room mural for a special family home in London.
by Memphis | Nov 7, 2017 | Landscape, Painting Technique, Press, Travel painting
Michael Alford enjoys a private chat with Joan Bakewell during the filming of Landscape Artist of the Year 2017 on location in Knaresborough. On a blustery day last June 2017, Michael Alford joined a field of eight fellow artists in Knaresborough, all vying for the...
