Greco

In a Manner of Painting

October 23, 2019 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions

The first time I saw an exhibition of El Greco’s paintings, I thought they were profoundly weird and incomprehensible, but over time I have grown to love them and seek them out in the museums I visit. Now we can … Read More

Miró

Poet of Painting

October 10, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive, Exhibitions

 As I discovered when I visited the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a lot of Miró can sometimes be too much Miró. I soon got bored with the repetitiveness of the paintings on show there, all with similar colors and full … Read More