Five festive favourites from the National Gallery

To get you in the festive spirit and embrace the cold winter months ahead, I've chosen my favourite wintry scenes from the National Gallery in London. Claude Monet Snow Scene at Argenteuil Claude Monet Snow Scene at Argenteuil 1875 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 91.4 cm Bequeathed by Simon Sainsbury, 2006 NG6607 The blues, greys…

'In the Wild North', 1891, Ivan Shishkin

The wildness of Winter – 6 snowy art scenes

Stormy snow drifts, shards of blue ice, changing landscapes dusted and draped in shimmering white. These are just a few of my favourite things when I take in the views of a fresh Winter landscape! To spread the season joy and collective hope of a white Christmas, I have brought together 6 Winter scenes to…

Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer above the sea of fog

Caspar David Friedrich: The Wintry Wanderer

Winter is upon us! No, I'm not quoting Game of Thrones. This time of year always beckons me to be whisked away to a romantic Wintry, ethereal landscape. No other artist has done this better than Caspar David Friedrich. Besides this painting being EPIC AS F**K, 'Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, 1818' evokes a passion…