Tag: Roderic Barrett

The grey affliction

The grey affliction has proliferated in the UK over the last twenty years or so. A chromatic malaise whereby owners of property and things in general cannot seem…

Using colour on Ithaca

Using colour on Ithaca outlines the ethos permeating our landscape painting course which takes place this year from May the 7th until the 14th, 2025. Drawing is (or…

Alan Dedman on painting and Art

Trying to write about painting is like trying to paint about writing – perplexing. Painting is not just about representing visual phenomena. Painting is a way of interacting…

Roderic Barrett – appreciation by Alan Dedman

My first encounter with Roderic Barrett was during interview at the Royal Academy Schools. We sat opposite one another in the Keeper’s office. Barrett was wearing a waist…