Steve Newman Writer·Jan 25, 2023William Morris, Designer, Poet and, for some, ‘Uncle Topsy’…Last year I came across a small book simply called, William Morris, by Richard Tames. Published in 2003, it’s a fine book that tells a long…
Steve Newman Writer·Dec 30, 2018Art and Artists — Eve Parnell: Irish Artist of BrillianceWhen travelling by train to London recently I was again intrigued by the way we, the passengers, always try and avoid looking at each…
Steve Newman Writer·Aug 26, 2018Gerald Murphy-An American Artist in Paris: 1921–1933Gerald Murphy — the son of a New York store owner — with his wife, Sarah, created a haven for writers and artists in Paris and Cap…A response icon1A response icon1
Steve Newman Writer·Dec 31, 2018Art and Artists — Harry Charles Tim: British Soldier Turns ArtistHarry Charles Tim is an artist of extraordinary zeal and inventiveness, whose canvases — whether large or small — are packed with stories…
Steve Newman Writer·Jul 13, 2018William Orpen: Artist of Life and The BattlefieldHe loved paint, he loved the gleam of it…
Steve Newman Writer·Jul 16, 2018Dame Barbara Hepworth: The True Rival to PicassoLike Picasso Hepworth changed art for ever…A response icon2A response icon2
Steve Newman Writer·Mar 24, 2021James McNeill Whistler, Walter Sickert & Mortimer MenpesThree Artists in a St. Ives B&B
Steve Newman Writer·Dec 24, 2018A Life of Alfred Wallis — Cornish ArtistAlfred Wallis is one of the most influential artists to come out of Cornwall in the last two-hundred years, although he lived most of his…
Steve Newman Writer·May 30, 2022T. E. Lawrence — Eric Kennington: Artist“I first saw him in Lowell Thomas’s film at the Albert Hall: glorious photography, glamour and oratory…” Eric KenningtonA response icon2A response icon2
Steve Newman Writer·Sep 1, 2018William Blake: An Artist and Poet of RebellionI went to the Garden of LoveA response icon1A response icon1
Steve Newman Writer·Nov 29, 2020Mervyn Peake: The Literary and Artistic LifeA World Away, and A Child of Bliss
Steve Newman Writer·Jul 30, 2018Artists Gwen John and Auguste Rodin — A Passionate Love AffairI believe the French Sculptor and the Welsh Artist changed each other’s lives, and art…A response icon2A response icon2
