Tag: Somerset

The Turnip Prize

The Turnip Prize 2023 demarcates twenty five years of rural intransigence towards the effete twaddle spawned by the Turner Prize, based in London. Originally, the Turner Prize celebrated…

Damien’s Hearse

Damien’s Hearse. The wife said: ‘That’s not very nice!’ and the boy said ‘Well he’s not very nice! he cuts cows in half and pickles sharks.’ In trying…

Picasso’s Penis by Alan Dedman

Picasso’s penis certainly did exist. He definitely had one. No doubt he enjoyed being with the women in his life, though Dora Maar – subject of one of…

Nigeria comes to Somerset: Alan Dedman Art Education

Josephine attended the London Art College (LAC); she studied painting and drawing on the general diploma course, where she was tutored by Alan Dedman. At the time she…

Scenic paintings by Alan Dedman for The Witches of Eastwick

BAPA (Bristol Academy of Performing Arts) asked me to present ideas for scenic paintings, for use in a musical production of  ‘The Witches of Eastwick’. I made visuals…

Yoga and ancient places by Alan Dedman

Jill is interested in ancient sites; she once got me to visit Avebury to look at the stone circle there. On a bleak day this place didn’t seem…