Category Archives: Royal

New York Calling: September 2012 Painting of the Month

Posted on September 10, 2012 by alexandercreswell

Washington Arch, New York, 2012, watercolour on paper 40 x 30 inches After the dullest British summer in living memory, I begin to understand why landscape painters often used titles to describe the weather or to make excuses for light … Continue reading →

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Diamond Jubilee Pageant: June 2012 Painting of the Month

Posted on June 12, 2012 by alexandercreswell

The Procession of the Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant, 2012 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 102 cm Not being a person who likes to miss out on a spectacle, I was thrilled to be able to witness at first … Continue reading →

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The Royal Wedding – Westminster Abbey

Posted on May 4, 2012 by alexandercreswell

(Half-scale Maquette) Westminster Abbey – The Wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, 2011 22 x 30 inches / 36 x 56 cm At exactly this time last year I was working in the studio on this maquette, building … Continue reading →

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December Painting of the Month

Posted on December 1, 2011 by alexandercreswell

‘A Mountain Farm, Slovenia’ Watercolour on paper 11 x 15 inches, 1998 In the collection of HRH The Prince of Wales A few weeks ago the Dean of Guildford and I gave a joint talk – a colloquium – which … Continue reading →

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In conversation with Oliver Everett – Thursday 30th June in Watts’s Great Studio

Posted on June 28, 2011 by alexandercreswell

This Thursday 30th June I will be in conversation with Oliver Everett, Royal Librarian Emeritus in Watts’s Great Studio, Compton, Surrey. This will be the first of three colloquia to mark the re-opening of the Watts Gallery and to celebrate … Continue reading →

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May Painting of the Month – Westminster Abbey

Posted on April 28, 2011 by alexandercreswell

This is one of the finest interiors in Britain, an ecclesiastical edifice of breathtaking delicacy and a softness of spirit which is perhaps surprising at the epicentre of London. It is also perhaps surprisingly unknown. I have been fortunate enough … Continue reading →

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