Hilliard

Nicholas Hilliard, a 16th Century son of Devon, England, made it big in art with his tiny miniature limner portraits of Elizabethan London.     Hilliard painted many of Queen Elizabeth I. The pair above were painted in 1575. The PelicanĀ (left) and the Phoenix (right), 787 x 610mm. Both well-known symbols with deep roots into … More Hilliard

It’s a Girl!

Any Christmas baby will tell you, if they could choose any month to be born, December would not make it to the top eleven. If pushed to pick December, they would nominate a day in the first 2 weeks of that month. But as we all know, entering this world – the good old fashion … More It’s a Girl!