This week saw the launch in London of Ken Howard’s latest book – Ken Howard’s Switzerland. It was also the opening of his latest show – a fine exhibition of eighty paintings celebrating his 80th birthday. The exhibition at Richard … Continue reading →
The Plein Air Brotherhood were joined at the opening of their first exhibition by Ken Howard OBE RA. In the photo above are, left to right: Adebanji Alade, Karl Terry, John Dobbs (in doorway), David Pilgrim, Roy Connelly, Ken Howard … Continue reading →
Above: Ken Howard, Peter Brown, Roy Connelly – click to view This is a recent interview with Ken Howard RA in which he talks about the difficulties encountered when painting on the streets of London. The problem is not … Continue reading →
Light and Dark: The Autobiography of Ken Howard RA, is the latest book from Ken Howard. It is due for publication by The Royal Academy of Arts on 21 February 2011, and you can pre-order a copy here: Light and … Continue reading →
As well as being a fun evening, the auction at Heatherleys was a great success. It was an exciting experience seeing my painting of Albert Bridge auctioned by Nick Bonham, formerly of the Bonhams auction house. Nick has auctioned over … Continue reading →
I had a fun day out in London today. I started off at the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours where my friend Naomi Tydeman won the Winsor and Newton Prize for a series of beautiful … Continue reading →
The hottest day of the year so far and I have just spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the studio of Bob Brown NEAC. Set in beautiful rolling English countryside beside a very paintable river, Bob has the perfect studio. It was … Continue reading →