Arts

Brush with death inspired the art within

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Glasgow-born Hull artist Tony Denison’s first love was sport – he stayed on in the RAF after National Service partly to indulge his interest. But it was while he was still in the Forces that he was diagnosed with life-threatening tuberculosis – a period that...

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He's conformed with his hair, but James is still a rebel at heart

Monday, February 08, 2010

Artist James Usher is making a name for himself with his controversial paintings, one of which has won him a top award and a solo exhibition of his...

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The call of the sea

Monday, January 25, 2010

Northern artist Ron Thornton was so inspired by the East Yorkshire coastline that it features strongly in his latest book of watercolour paintings....

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Seeing York in a new light

Monday, January 04, 2010

Views of York after dark are the subject of a new book by local photographer Paul Moon. Sue Mason reports . . .

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Space for art to flourish

Monday, December 14, 2009

Ian Midgley discovers that life down on the farm has taken on a rather different look when he visits the North Yorkshire village of Staxton. A series...

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Storey's happy ending

Monday, December 07, 2009

He's played at the junior Wimbledon tennis finals and tried his hand at free-fall parachuting and hang-gliding - now Robin Storey is an award-winning...

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'Magic' that turns clay into silver

Monday, November 09, 2009

Will Ramsey meets a member of the Silver Art Clay Guild and a qualified instructor in the craft to find out all about her unusual creations . . .

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Multi-talented musician adds opera to his repertoire

Monday, November 02, 2009

There's more than one string to Pietro Lusvardi's bow, as Sue Mason discovers when she meets the renowned musician who is preparing for the premiere...

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Meet David Work

Monday, September 28, 2009

Meet David Work at the latest exhibition of his work in Bainton . . .

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Potatoes make an impression

Monday, September 07, 2009

Although her large canvases sell for thousands of pounds, Julia Burns has adapted a traditional method in an innovative way to create very affordable...

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