Inside Prague’s Opera Houses

During a recent trip, Tim took his pencils and paper to Prague to sketch the interiors of three of their stunning Opera Houses.

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Preview Party 2011

The Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy was launched last Thursday with another wonderful party, wonderful because it really is such a melting pot of art, people, press and Britishness.

A Private View of the Ashmolean in Oxford by Dr Christopher Brown, The Director

First of all I would like to point out that I have never stopped to consider the design and way in which we walk through and are given the artefacts to see in a museum. I was also hard pushed to begin telling you what the museum was all about – I had never been but I knew it held some amazing drawings and old masters.

100 Years of Ownership: The Goring Hotel celebrates its Centenary

The Goring Hotel opened its doors on Wednesday 2nd March 1910 and since then four generations of Gorings have nurtured the hotel. I have been lucky enough to have created a large amount of work with Jeremy Goring , the present owner of the hotel.

Amanda Wakeley’s Fashion Show at Somerset House

There’s nothing quite like the buzz of a fashion show and this week was London Fashion week fizzing away at Somerset house. It was staged in the courtyard fountain area just under the Courthauld Galleries where last week I was at the launch of the Michelangelo exhibition.

Michelangelo’s Dream

Last night was the opening of ‘Michelangelo’s Dream’ at The Courtauld Gallery which was truly amazing and focuses on the drawing that Michelangelo did as a ‘show’ work for a young man that he fell in love with, called Tommaso de Cavalieri.

THE HISTORY OF SYCAMORE HOUSE 1787-2010

I am giving a talk for the Clapham society on THE HISTORY OF SYCAMORE HOUSE 1787-2010 on Wednesday 10th Feb and I would LOVE it if you would come and support me ! Feel free to bring whoever you want , just let me know numbers so I can organise it for seats and wine etc !