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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.

I hope you enjoy it.

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2019

2020

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2022 and 2021

The Mount Without : Solo show 11th April.

ronnierennoldson

Apr 20
1 min

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
2 min

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
1 min

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 is not by mistake.

ronnierennoldson

Jan 7
3 min

34 million 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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
1 min

‘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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
1 min

#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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
1 min

@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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
2 min

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, 2021
1 min

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, 2021
2 min

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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