Ford Madox Brown

My first teaching practice was to deliver the contextual studies(art history) module, as someone who had limited artist knowledge and all self taught, I had a crash course in the Art & Design Timeline. One I found particularly fascinating at that juncture was the pre-raphaelites and the work of Madox Brown and Rossetti, wistful romance with dark undertones of a society hiding reality. Manchester Art Gallery are housing the first complete exhibition of Madox Brown's work since 1964 and it is breathtaking, but only 10 days left to catch it.

The Irish Girl

Work

Oliver Madox Brown - Liverpool Walker Gallery

Tate Britain

Back in Yorkshire for 18 hours then running for the train to London to visit the beautiful Agsie and her beau in cosmopolitan East London. As i had the afternoon to myself I went to Tate Britain which I haven't visited before, what a beautiful building and some of my favourite pieces of work within.

The Ophelia made me think of my white dress photos and when you look closely at the painting it is almost photographic in the attention to detail each tiny forget me not and leaf, exquisite.

One of my main reasons for going, was to see the Vorticists exhibition an era of art that I have been fascinated by, I think its the clean lines and use of colour. I didn't take any pictures sorry!