Today I finally made it to the “David Bowie Is” exhibition at the V and A. “23 March – 11 August 2013. The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie. David Bowie is features more than 300 objectsContinue reading “David Bowie at the V and A”
Tag Archives: London
Visit to the theatre
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Walking through Hyde Park on a rainy day.
Whenever I walk through a London Park I am reminded how lucky we are to have so much nature and beauty in a city. I always feel that it is a lucky gift to see a Heron, I don’t know why I think that, but I like the idea so am going to keep it.Continue reading “Walking through Hyde Park on a rainy day.”
The Serpentine Pavilion 13
“It is a really fundamental question how architecture is different from nature, or how architecture could be part of nature, or how they could be merged…what are the boundaries between nature and artificial things.” Sou Fujimoto Yesterday I finally got around to see this years a pavilion. As I approached I was underwhelmed by theContinue reading “The Serpentine Pavilion 13”
The Olympic Park
Sunday strolling on the common
This morning I took a stroll round my local common and it was wonderful! There is so much nature and beauty and it reminded me to take time to appreciate it! Here are a few pictures, London in the sunshine rocks!
London’s pretty flowers
Today I took a little walk around the streets where I live. Here are some of the photographs of the roses people have in their front gardens. It’s wonderful to see the diversity of varieties and colours, and how much people’s effort makes a street nicer. So I would like to thank all the peopleContinue reading “London’s pretty flowers”
More pictures from The Shard
Here are a few more pictures taken on a canon 5d mk2 and edited using Snapseed on my iPad. Enjoy, and as ever, feedback welcomes!<br/<br/<br / </
Amazing views!
Today I played tourist with my father and visited The Shard. Even though the weather was not great for the outing (humid, smog, white light), it was a wonderful experience! The staff are great, it’s wasn’t as scary or overcrowded as I assumed, and what can I say… London is amazing from that high! HereContinue reading “Amazing views!”
A few days of arty stuff with a friend!
I spent the last few days showing a friend London and doing some art. What a privilege! Here are a few pictures from days out at Tate. My friend and I will be starting a new photographic project taking weekly images. I have a plan for the studio and completing my painting project, getting aContinue reading “A few days of arty stuff with a friend!”
Sophie Douglas and The Arts School 