Arts
Graeme of Thrones coming to West End this autumn
Straight from its world tour success, critically acclaimed comedy parody Graeme of Thrones will transfer to London’s West End at the Charing Cross Theatre this autumn. In this critically-acclaimed theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms, avid ‘Thrones’ fan Graeme just wants to recreate his favourite fantasy saga on stage. He doesn’t quite have the same budget as the TV show, or as many cast members, or the performance skills required, but he’s sure George RR Martin would approve – and...
A two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sculpture has been put on public display
A two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sculpture has been put on public display as part of an exhibition of objects collected by Scots in India. The stone Buddha head is said to be one of the earliest physical depictions of the ascetic from ancient India. And it shows his enlightened status through a cranial mound, disguised by an "elegant" top knot, and elongated earlobes. The sculpture originates from the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, situated in modern northwest Pakistan and has now been put...
Mackerel sunrise – A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Yorkshire
A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire. A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire. The term is used when the sky is full of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying in an undulating and rippling pattern similar in appearance to the fishes scales. A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire.
ORAL PAINTING – Incredible works of a paralysed man who painted using just his mouth
An exhibition of pictures has gone on display painted by a paralysed artist - using only his MOUTH. Talented Richard Wood, who died this year aged 46, grew up with a keen interest in art. In 1991, at the age of 21, he became paralysed from the shoulders down after he hit a sandbank while diving. Mouth painter Richard Wood. But the determined artist was keen to carry on painting and used his mouth to hold paintbrushes so he could...
Amazing sequence as Kingfisher dives for food
This amazing set of pictures shows the iconic kingfisher's dive for food in a Suffolk river. It is the result of hundreds of attempts by wildlife snapper Vince Burton to capture what to the naked eye is a flash of blue and orange followed by a splash. This truly amazing set of pictures shows the iconic kingfisher's dive for food in a Suffolk river. Vince, 40, has spent thousands of hours observing kingfishers in the wild attempting to photograph the...
How influential are the Young British Artists today?
20 years ago, the infamous Sensation exhibition opened at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Most notorious for showcasing Marcus Harvey’s “Myra” painting—a portrait of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley, rendered in a mosaic of child’s handprints—it collected advertising guru Charles Saatchi’s numerous works by the Young British Artists. The YBAs, as they were known, were a motley collective of artists under 30, whose anarchic approach to conceptual art resonated strongly in the era of Cool Britannia. Originally spearheaded by...
Artist who died of cancer produced work which showed how the disease made her feel
The family of an artist who created paintings inspired by her terminal skin cancer and the way it made her body feel are hosting a posthumous exhibition of her work. Mother-of-three Lori Murdock began making the colourful and uplifting art after being told she had just months to live. Her family said the paintings were inspired by changes she could feel going on inside her body and the Cat scan images which revealed her cancer. File photo of Lori Murdock...
Amazing wildlife pictures in competition
From exotic frogs to a jumping fox, all these pictures are winners and runners up in an international photography competition. British snapper Michelle Howell grabbed the top prize with this pic of a colourful Argentinian Ornate Horned Frog. She fought off more than 530 other snappers to win the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers' Creatures Great and Small competition. Former cop Michelle, from Flockton, Yorkshire said: "After retiring from West Yorkshire Police and entering the sailing business, I...
Artists carves stunning facial sculptures using the stones from avocados
An artist has carved a series of stunning facial sculptures - using the stones from AVOCADOS. Art fanatic Jan Campbell scratches the intricate designs into the unique fruity material which she describes as the perfect blank canvas. She now a huge collection of designs which she sells for more than £100-a-pop. Jan, who creates the artwork under the name Avocado Stone Faces, said: "An avocado stone shares the characteristics of a dense wood. "The stone will last for as long...