LONDON.- Stuart Cumberland is a great painter. However, as brilliant as he may be, a good painter is like a fluent speaker of an obscure language, on holiday in the U.S. Ultimately someone’s going to ask “D’ya speak English?”. If communication req…
Dutch Artist Wins BP Portrait Award 2011 for His 17th Picture of a Life-Long Model
LONDON.- On Tuesday 14 June 2011 the winner of the BP Portrait Award 2011 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. In a record-breaking year for entries, the prestigious first prize was won by 57-year-old artist Wim Heldens, who has been exhibit…
Dutch Artist Wins BP Portrait Award 2011 for His 17th Picture of a Life-Long Model
LONDON.- On Tuesday 14 June 2011 the winner of the BP Portrait Award 2011 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. In a record-breaking year for entries, the prestigious first prize was won by 57-year-old artist Wim Heldens, who has been exhibit…
National Portrait Gallery Announces BP Award Shortlist; Record Number of Entries
LONDON.- After a record number of entries, four artists have been short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. This year the prize received 2, 372 entries, an increase of …
National Portrait Gallery Announces BP Portrait Award 2011 Shortlist…and a Record Number of Entries
LONDON.- After a record number of entries, four artists have been short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. This year the prize received 2, 372 entries, an increase of …
Opryland Hotel Reopens in Tennessee After Flood Damage
By: Joe Edwards, Associated Press
NASHVILLE (AP).- Decked out in more than 2 million Christmas lights, the sprawling Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center reopened Monday after historic Nashville flooding shuttered the cornerstone of the city’…