Celebration The Coronation Coaches – not always a dream ride! In preparation for the Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May 2023, today we look in detail at the two very different coaches that will be used on the day. Image: Royal Collection Trust
Vehicles Spirit of Ecstasy The Spirit of Ecstasy mascot on the Rolls-Royce cars is a symbol of passion, creativity and feelings of "umlimited heights of joy" to quote our subscriber Monica in Tanzania. Learn how this mascot came to be.
Mailbag February Mailbag No 2 Feb No 2 mailbag is full of discoveries: correspondence about Dudley Dexter Watkins - creator of Desperate Dan in the Dandy; cartoon characters, another Clarrie Cox painting found in a shed; luxury aboard the Pan Am Clipper. A real mixed bag.
Contemporary Ben Quilty and His Cars: Confronting Our Passion and Our Obsession A small examination of the relationship of humans to their cars done through the paintings of Ben Quilty. Torana 6, 2003, by Ben Quilty. Photograph: © Grantpirrie, Sydney (theguardian.com)
Contemporary Monday's Feature Art Work: Ben Quilty's Van Rorschach 2005 The painting "Van Rorschach" by Australian artist Ben Quilty in many ways is a self portrait but it is also a wonderful introduction to the many Rorschach works created by Quilty over the years of his career. Image: Van Rorschach by Ben Quilty (mca.com.au)
Vehicles The Beauty in Dumped Cars Appreciating the beauty of "dumped cars" as art works as created by Robert Fielding.
Mythology Unbridled Vehicles Australian artist John Pickup brings beauty to vehicles in the outback of Australia. Including The 1927 Dream Machine, King Air on Finals, Travelling Life's Highway, Mulga Bill and his Bicycle.
Vehicles Unexpected Surprises in Wheel Art Wheel Art has unearthed for us a surprising gem. His name is Ramon Casas i Carbo (1866 – 1932) and he was a Spanish artist known for his sketches and paintings of the intellectual, economic and political elite particularly of Barcelona, Madrid and Paris.
