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So, this is my vehicle for news and to offer an opinion on anything that that matters to me: Art, Food, philosophy, politics, photography, architecture, music, good coffee, seasonality and to even offer views on things that don't matter much to me: cars, clients, office politics, business management processes, progressive dinner parties (really why would anyone want to do that) and even fashion.

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It's 2025 and AI gets f#cked by its own intelligence.

ronnierennoldson

3 days ago2 min read

It's 2025 and AI gets f#cked by its own intelligence.

Image for a book illustration project created using FY studio and reverse image searched to show that this does not breach copyright but...

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Show 2024 ....

ronnierennoldson

Apr 19, 20243 min read

Show 2024 ....

Thank you to all those that came to the evening view of my solo show in The Crypt and thank you to all those working at St Michaels on...

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Chess, and the benefits of positive criticism: displacement activity #25.

ronnierennoldson

Oct 17, 20233 min read

Chess, and the benefits of positive criticism: displacement activity #25.

When I first started painting I found that years of pent-up creativity needed to be released; my paintings were enthusiastic, impulsive...

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Illustration, and finding a voice.

ronnierennoldson

Oct 8, 20232 min read

Illustration, and finding a voice.

It was over a cup of coffee that a friend, who lives and works in Bristol and Amsterdam, confessed that to help manage the impact of...

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Life imitating Art

ronnierennoldson

Jun 15, 20232 min read

Life imitating Art

poster for the Warner Brothers film: Death in Venice 1971. I have to admit to a guilty pleasure; that of enjoying Melvin Braggs...

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#1-27/02/1993

ronnierennoldson

Feb 27, 20231 min read

#1-27/02/1993

It is astonishing that exactly thirty years ago Rage Against the Machine were #1 in track play lists for “Killing in the name” and...

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Are you feeling safe yet?

ronnierennoldson

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Are you feeling safe yet?

image above:my commentary on being monitored, "Just F.ck Off ", created 2021. The disappearance of Nicola Bulley, apart from being a...

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Setting the attainment bar low.

ronnierennoldson

Jan 27, 20231 min read

Setting the attainment bar low.

What is Sunak hoping to achieve? As a student I always found that the process of having to state your attainment goals at the start of a...

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Rosemary Mayer: ‘Ways of attaching’ in Spike Island

ronnierennoldson

Jan 13, 20231 min read

Rosemary Mayer: ‘Ways of attaching’ in Spike Island

So, My first exhibition of the year is the travelling show of Rosemary Meyers works entitled Ways of attaching, shown in the Swiss...

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December 2022: A month of exhibitions. The good, the bad and the … really not so good.

ronnierennoldson

Jan 8, 20234 min read

December 2022: A month of exhibitions. The good, the bad and the … really not so good.

Rather like christmas shopping I like to do gallery visits in short sharp bursts and in December I had at least four to go to : The RWA...

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Painting and Displacement activity #2 Yorkshire puddings: revisited

ronnierennoldson

Nov 20, 20222 min read

Painting and Displacement activity #2 Yorkshire puddings: revisited

After my show in April, I decided to take a breather and regroup. Unfortunately, I took too long and found myself not having started...

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Pierre Soulages has died, and abstract art, is it really that difficult to understand?

ronnierennoldson

Oct 29, 20223 min read

Pierre Soulages has died, and abstract art, is it really that difficult to understand?

Two things happened this week; Pierre Soulages, known for his black abstract paintings, died aged 102, and, it was discovered that a...

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Surprise!

ronnierennoldson

Oct 12, 20221 min read

Surprise!

Apparently, according to recent ONS data, the UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.3% in August. Its said to be due to a 'range of...

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Toothpaste: to be taken with a pinch of salt

ronnierennoldson

Sep 29, 20223 min read

Toothpaste: to be taken with a pinch of salt

After many years of going to the same dentist, today was the first that they discovered that I don’t use a fluoride toothpaste and...

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The perfect plum tart, is, from Germany.

ronnierennoldson

Sep 11, 20224 min read

The perfect plum tart, is, from Germany.

It’s been a while since I visited Germany, and one of the rituals I miss is that of afternoon kaffee und Kuchen. It’s a ritual that...

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RWA ; the new galleries.

ronnierennoldson

Aug 31, 20221 min read

RWA ; the new galleries.

The new exhibition 'Earth: digging deep in British Art 1781-2022’ and the installation on the back wall by Richard Long shows off the...

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An alternative to the Great British Hero.

ronnierennoldson

Aug 31, 20223 min read

An alternative to the Great British Hero.

With the bank holiday weekend over, I remain astonished at the amount of war films shown on Freeview television but not surprised, given...

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The Mount Without : Solo show 11th April.

ronnierennoldson

Apr 20, 20221 min read

The Mount Without : Solo show 11th April.

I knew that setting up just before a show and then taking it down the next day was going to make it a hard few days but even the...

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Solo show/Private view; finding light in shadow

ronnierennoldson

Mar 8, 20222 min read

Solo show/Private view; finding light in shadow

11th April 2022 between 18.00 and 21.00 St Michael on the Mount Without (at the bottom of St Michaels Hill), Bristol. After the last two...

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Lest I forget exactly what he said

ronnierennoldson

Feb 18, 20221 min read

Lest I forget exactly what he said

Is someone doing a lie count ? What the PM actually accused Sir Kier Starmer of was that 'he spent most his time prosecuting...

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34 million dead is not by mistake.

ronnierennoldson

Jan 7, 20223 min read

34 million dead is not by mistake.

I was delighted that the ‘Colston 4’ were acquitted of criminal damage having admitted that they rolled the statue of Edward Colston into...

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Richard Rogers, Lord Rogers of Riverside died today.

ronnierennoldson

Dec 19, 20212 min read

Richard Rogers, Lord Rogers of Riverside died today.

Although I never met the man or was even in his presence, throughout my architectural career from student in Dundee to fledgling project...

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Bridget Riley and the difference between an Artist and a designer.

ronnierennoldson

Dec 16, 20213 min read

Bridget Riley and the difference between an Artist and a designer.

I recently watched a really insightful programme that featured a discussion between Bridgit Riley and Kirsty Wark (still available on...

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Bristol Harbourside development.

ronnierennoldson

Dec 16, 20212 min read

Bristol Harbourside development.

One of the last projects I worked on while at CODA architects was a proposal to Bristol City Council for an undeveloped and what is...

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German food: more than bratwurst.

ronnierennoldson

Oct 6, 20212 min read

German food: more than bratwurst.

I have to admit to being a fan of all things German, so you can imagine my irritation when in every TV programme or YouTube post I’ve...

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Shopping: same as it ever was !

ronnierennoldson

Oct 6, 20211 min read

Shopping: same as it ever was !

Shopping is getting back to normal and we now know what cost society is prepared to put on that luxury: 800 deaths / week. Given that our...

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‘Land of many waters'. Paintings by Frank Bowling at the Arnolfini, Bristol.

ronnierennoldson

Sep 1, 20211 min read

‘Land of many waters'. Paintings by Frank Bowling at the Arnolfini, Bristol.

'An idea of a view' I’ve just visited the fabulous new exhibition of Frank Bowling paintings, (open until 26th September 2021) comprising...

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NFT’s and why I will not engage with the cryptocurrency art market

ronnierennoldson

Aug 17, 20213 min read

NFT’s and why I will not engage with the cryptocurrency art market

Reasons I will not be engaging with the fashion for Artists to create Art as Non-Fungible Tokens! While the idea behind NFTs was, and is,...

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1961 and the Berlin wall goes up!

ronnierennoldson

Aug 13, 20211 min read

1961 and the Berlin wall goes up!

It is the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin wall: a moment when the whole of European politics changed and the threat of...

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Swiss Art Expo 2021 : The Artbox Project.

ronnierennoldson

Jul 25, 20211 min read

Swiss Art Expo 2021 : The Artbox Project.

Im delighted that three of my paintings will be shown in Zurich as part of the Artbox Project in the Swiss Art Expo (dates 25-29th August...

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11 June 1987: an anniversary still within memory!

ronnierennoldson

Jun 16, 20212 min read

11 June 1987: an anniversary still within memory!

As Black Monday wiped £50,000m off the value of shares on the London stock exchange, Rick Astley released "Never Gonna Give You Up" and...

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Twelve Trees

ronnierennoldson

May 18, 20211 min read

Twelve Trees

Twelve of my photos of trees taken during the lockdown of November 2020 to April 2021 are now published (See also my January blog on Tree...

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#not_enough_art

ronnierennoldson

May 4, 20211 min read

#not_enough_art

Its great that galleries are opening up again and I've been to see a few socially distanced shows( RWA, That Art Gallery and Centrespace )...

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Lockdown displacement activity #23: making lists.

ronnierennoldson

Apr 9, 20213 min read

Lockdown displacement activity #23: making lists.

Emerging from this third lockdown has set me thinking about whether I could have managed the year better. It started with good...

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What's wrong here?

ronnierennoldson

Mar 25, 20211 min read

What's wrong here?

Irony at work. I saw these books in shop windows as I was taking a recent permitted exercise break from my laptop: either people are off...

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An Apology.

ronnierennoldson

Mar 20, 20212 min read

An Apology.

So, what’s the difference between the vigil held for Sarah Everard attended by 100’s of women wanting to peacefully assemble with other...

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Bread ..... pandemic displacement activity #17

ronnierennoldson

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Bread ..... pandemic displacement activity #17

I've been baking bread for years, starting with the basic albeit brick heavy white pan loaf from Mollie Weir's brilliant all purpose...

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Together Apart - Exhibition and Book

ronnierennoldson

Mar 12, 20211 min read

Together Apart - Exhibition and Book

When That Art Gallery in Bristol closed on March 23, 2020 for the first COVID-19 lockdown, gallery owner Andy Phipps issued an 'open...

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@That Art Gallery

ronnierennoldson

Feb 21, 20211 min read

@That Art Gallery

I really miss the feel of an art gallery; virtual galleries are fine but they cant compare to the feeling of standing in front of a...

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An Artist Emerging

ronnierennoldson

Feb 4, 20211 min read

An Artist Emerging

With the absence of venues in which to arrange shows of my work, I decided to enter as many awards and exhibitions ( both real and...

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Gin

ronnierennoldson

Jan 19, 20212 min read

Gin

I thought that I’d try making gin; partly as a displacement activity during lockdown, partly because of the proliferation of micro...

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Protecting our Monuments?

ronnierennoldson

Jan 18, 20212 min read

Protecting our Monuments?

In response to the toppling of Colston’s monument in Bristol, our Government have just announced that they will protect the ‘national...

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Tree portrait photography

ronnierennoldson

Jan 10, 20211 min read

Tree portrait photography

Given the lack of available people to photograph I thought I'd try photographing trees and rather than documenting the particulars of a...

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Nostalgia in an age of pandemic; time for change.

ronnierennoldson

Jan 4, 20212 min read

Nostalgia in an age of pandemic; time for change.

One of the effects of pandemic induced lock-down is the dissociation one gets from the ordinariness of existence and the joy found in...

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