APRIL SHOWERS

A wet day in a forest  

SPIRITUAL

Mark Rothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s. In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract 'colour-field' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s. his work is a must see always best when the gallery is clear of people and silent, these painting are in the Tate Moderns free exhibitions

FINE BALANCE

In the early 1960s, Richard Serra and the Minimalist artists of his generation turned to unconventional, industrial materials and began to accentuate the physical properties of their art. Over the years, Serra has expanded his spatial and temporal approach to sculpture and has focused primarily on large-scale work, including many site-specific works that engage with a particular architectural, urban, or landscape setting.

STONE CIRCLES

Richard Long artist made his international reputation during the 1970s, but already with sculptures made as the result of epic walks, these take him through rural and remote areas in Britain, or as far afield as the plains of Canada, Mongolia and Bolivia He walks at different times for different reasons.

GRASS NEXT TO WATER

Pond background with highlight, reflections of trees and grass in foreground 

GRADUATION OF COLOUR

View across the Kent country side

NECTAR OF THE GODS

Sunlight through a beer glass