By The Mole on the Hill. The old granddad was talking. “One day I saw Queen go into that house down there at the bottom of the hill.” “What was she doing there?” “Not the Queen. Queen. ‘We are the […]
The Whiplash Line – Johnny Dewe Mathews
David Holmes: A Brush with the Music of Time
David Holmes’ book, A Brush with the Music of Time, about his life as an art student, advertising junior, art director, creative director, designer, ad agency proprietor, painter and illustrator is bursting with luscious images. And if you want to […]
The Hemming & Marr Show
In October, Primrose Hill artists Adrian Hemming and Andrew Marr held a joint exhibition at Art Bermondsey Project Space. Included in the catalogue was an account of their artistic friendship which is reproduced here. Marr . . . on Hemming […]
Arthur Rackham, the Primrose Hill illustrator
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, the well-known illustrator Arthur Rackham was born in London. Throughout his life he illustrated more than 65 books, including Shakespeare, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Dickens. Many of his most celebrated illustrations […]
Sophie Levi
In 2015 Andrew Marr sat for a portrait by Sophie Levi. The verdict came back: he called her a proper artist! Equally impressive is that Prince Charles has one of her works in his collection. To join the list of […]