No. 5 of my 2018 world series challenge is Mont Blanc, France. Mont Blanc (or Monte Bianco in Italian) meaning “White Mountain”, is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe. It rises 4,808 m above sea level. The mountain stays in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on […]
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No. 4 of my 2018 world series challenge is St Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow. Saint Basil’s Cathedral (more officially named The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed) is a church in Red Square, Moscow. The building was built from 1555–61 by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. The building, now a museum, is shaped as a […]
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No. 3 of my 2018 world series challenge is Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site […]
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The first completed commission of the year saw a return to one of my most requested subjects… Swiss mountains! these canvases were conceived as a new mountain diptych, featuring Mt Rigi and Mt Pilatus. The canvases are both 61 x 61cm and seem to work well as colourful windows to […]
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No. 2 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 and it occupies […]
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No. 1 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 4,200 […]
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