Rick Domas, Director of Kate Gallery in Horsham, gave a presentation entitled ‘Watercolours in the Horsham Museum Collection‘ on Wednesday, July 30, to the Friends of the Horsham Museum and others. Rick Domas Interesting, thoughtful questions followed. The Horsham Museum and Art Gallery has a very fine collection of watercolours for a regional museum ofContinueContinue reading “Fascinating look at Horsham Museum watercolours”
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Fascinating figure from the art world
Museum Friend Rick Domas, who is preparing for a forthcoming talk, looks at a colourful character from the art world. Richard Payne Knight (1750–1824) was a wealthy English landowner, classical scholar, connoisseur, and leading figure in the late 18th-century British art world. The British Museum is featuring work by Richard Payne Knight He is bestContinueContinue reading “Fascinating figure from the art world”
Jazzy time at Horsham Museum Late
Jazz duo Sloth in the City performed yesterday (July 18) at what was Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s first Friday Late. https://youtu.be/PaVpveUMA_g Last month’s event sadly was cancelled due to unexpected circumstances, but there was a big crowd for this couple from Brighton. Sloth in the City The cool jazz from acoustic guitar and sopranoContinueContinue reading “Jazzy time at Horsham Museum Late”
Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection
Museum Friend Rick Domas, who is preparing for a forthcoming talk, looks at two more interesting paintings. In addition to finding my residence depicted in the museum’s watercolour collection, I recently came across two original botanical paintings prepared c1791–1800 for (William) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, by either Sydenham Edwards or James Sowerby, two of the principalContinueContinue reading “Another ‘treat’ in Horsham Museum’s watercolour collection”
Line judges out at Wimbledon
Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Friend Rick Domas looks at how a tennis tradition has disappeared. Rick will be giving a talk on July 30 to the Friends about the Watercolour collection in the Museum archives. Wimbledon is a lot like the art world. There are ‘in’ and ‘out’ players, ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ players, young players, oldContinueContinue reading “Line judges out at Wimbledon”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 