Wilding’s signature diamond lozenge forms quietly invert the thrusting tendency of memorial cenotaphs. Like mountains emerging from a pool of concrete, its surface mimics water’s movement. Between solidity and liquid, it suggests a transformative cycle. SS Alasdair Gray’s work will be familiar to any Glasgow local. His first murals for the city can be found in the Ubiquitous Chip restaurant and Hillhead subway station. His mural for the auditorium of the Òran Mór arts venue is in another league, though. Its panels present figures from various belief systems against a blue cosmos. The ceiling features a dictum paraphrased from the Canadian poet Dennis Lee – “Work as if you were living in the early days of a better nation” – now engraved on the Scottish Parliament’s Canongate Wall. SS

Ian Hamilton Finlay spent decades developing the seven acres of garden and moorland that surround Stonypath farm in the Pentland Hills with his wife, Sue. The result is a one-off fusion of human creativity and nature. Throughout nine themed landscapes, foliage, waterways and birdsong complete more than 270 works where his minimalist poetry is carved on sculptures created with craftspeople. These range from architectural in scale to tiny, such as the ceramic plaques in Julie’s Garden. SSMillais was just 19 when he painted Isabella. Drawing on a story by Boccaccio, via a poem by Keats, it features the stylistic aspects of early Italian art and was one of the first works to be described as pre-Raphaelite. NW Once the canvas has received thread by thread repair and the missing paint is restored, it will be treated with a conservation grade varnish. Unlike historical varnish, this is a non-yellowing and UV filtering layer, which should offer protection for the foreseeable future. Grief has reduced Kollwitz’s mother to an animal state. As emotion fills her, she fills the frame. It recalls Michelangelo’s muscular Pieta, though this is no adult Christ. The model was the artist’s son, who died a decade later. SS Make sure the new patch is in the correct position and that the damaged area of the canvas is under the middle of the new patch. You can see here, because the damage to my painting was near the edge of the painting, to achieve that I’ve had to push part of my new patch under the wooden stretcher-bar.

This is the part where a bit of artistic ability may come in handy, but if you blended the fibers well from the other side, there won’t be too much to blend in from the front. {{Unfortunately, I forgot to video or photograph this part of the fix, where I painted the tear, but there wasn’t a whole lot to do, so you didn’t miss much. But still, fail on my part, please forgive me!}} During the first world war, Spencer served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. When asked to decorate a chapel in honour of “the forgotten dead”, he adopted Giotto’s frescoes in Padua as his model. It took six years to finish the cycle of murals, which pay attention to the minutiae of everyday lives. NW Riley is that rare thing, a great British abstract painter. Since the early 60s, her carefully calculated yet emotionally turbulent optical art has led eyes a merry dance. This later work creates a swaying, waltz-like movement that is beguiling in its radiant authority. JJ Anna Wise - yes, I did know that. And yes, you are correct. My favourite presenter is Justin. We both have different opinions again! That is so cool! No thanks Anna, I only upload CBEEBIES programmes on here.At the heart of this Victorian painting is a gold and red blaze of lusciously oily abstract art. Martin depicts the desert scenery with typical 19th-century realism yet, as the cursed biblical cities are destroyed, all hell breaks loose in a supernova of pure colour. A raw British genius. JJ Architect Victor Pasmore’s Apollo Pavilion (Pasmore Pavilion) in Peterlee, County Durham. Photograph: Robert Smith/Alamy North-west and north-east Decorative Pieces: Can be proudly displayed on desks, shelves, or display cabinets, adding a touch of personalization and charm to any space. Once the gesso is dry you’re ready to touch up the painting. If it’s an oil painting I would suggest you use oil paint, for an acrylic painting use acrylic paint. Each has a different sheen and matching the type of paint will be an overall match. Caribbean Artists Movement co-founder Williams fused diverse influences in his paintings, from pre-Colombian cultures to abstract expressionism. A kindred spirit in cultural cross-currents, Dmitri Shostakovich’s music was a lifelong passion and this work is inspired by the Russian composer’s symphony remembering Ukrainian Jews killed during the second world war. SS