July this year marks the end of an era for me as the Royal Opera Arcade galleries, La Galleria and the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, in Pall Mall are closing down. Elizabeth Mitchell D’Anna, the charismatic owner of these businesses over the last 14 years, has become a good friend Continue Reading
La Galleria Pall Mall
Very Busy Spell! – March blog
I’ve been very much occupied with a very special commission which has needed careful planning, many changes, discretion and a fair amount of patient work , and prevented me from writing a blog during February! I recorded various stages of the progress and this is the first stage completed with Continue Reading
November 2018 Blog Current Exhibitions
11th November marked the 100th Anniversary of the first world war armistice and this event was acknowledged in many parts of the world and particularly in Europe. To mark the anniversary there have been many services, concerts and media tributes to those who died and acknowledgements of the horrors of Continue Reading
October 2016 Blog: Fund Raising, Conceptual Art, Exhibitions, Alma Mahler and Jonas Kaufmann
Much can happen in a few weeks where art is concerned and I’m delighted to say that some of my paintings were sold in a silent auction last month to raise funds for a couple of charities, the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Daniel Spargo -Mabbs Foundation.” The Music Continue Reading
December 2015 (2)
Another exhibition will soon be opening at La Galleria Pall Mall (www.lagalleria.org) to sell Christmas art gifts from Saturday 19th to Tuesday 22nd of December opening daily from 9 am to 9 pm. I’m hoping to raise money for charity from the proceeds of any paintings I sell. The main Continue Reading
December Blog – Goya and his portraits
I had always thought my knowledge of Goya was fairly substantial as, not only had I seen many of his works in the Prado, Madrid, but I had also studied the “Disasters of War” series of his etchings at the British Museum, sketched a few of his works and read Continue Reading
November Blog November Group Show at La Galleria
The Autumn Group Show at La Galleria is due to start tomorrow, so this last week has been very busy with preparations for the exhibition. I may have the Villefranche seascape replaced by “Sunset over Venice” (below) which was not originally submitted for consideration. Apart from the excitement of Continue Reading
October 2015 Blog
September came and went so quickly that I didn’t have time to do many of the things I had planned for that month, except that we did book and spend what turned out to be a wonderful holiday in Italy and France. There was little room to consume any art Continue Reading
August 2015 Blog (2)
The Summer Group Exhibition 2015 at La Galleria and the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery is now over. It’s been a great show featuring some very talented artists and quite educational too. I’ve been inspired by many of the other exhibitors who all contributed to a well-balanced show. A big thank Continue Reading
August 2015 Blog Group Show at La Galleria and Royal Opera Arcade Gallery.
Exhibition Poster The show starts on 17th August and is open every day until 29th August. Opening times: Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday 10.30 am to 4 pm Continue Reading