Escher’s pencil
I recently took some time out to see the M.C. Escher exhibition at Somerset House in London. Coincidentally, the day of my visit also happened to be Escher's birthday, which…
The Fourth of July
Happy Independence Day to all my readers from the USA! In honour of the day, I have posted a photo I took a few years back during a visit to…
The art of drawing instruments
The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, gets its name from the flamboyant baroque imagery that covers 40,000 square feet of its interior walls and ceilings. Designed…