Blackbird Rook
The diary of an art advisor.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 154 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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One Piece Worth Seeing
Op, distemper and oil on canvas, 120cm x 170cm, 2025
What first catches your eye in Alex Crocker’s Op is the large orange head on the left. Its dark oval eye and blunt profile suggest cartooning, but the identity remains uncertain. On the...
Miranda’s Hitler Moustache
I was watching the UK Celebrity Traitors last week. Miranda Hart and the other celebrities were lying in coffins, partially underground with earth thrown over them, waiting to see whether they would be rescued. They were, and when Miranda c...
The Studio Visit
How to prepare, discuss the work and follow up afterwards, for artists and collectors.
If a collector is coming to my studio, I hope they buy something. What I secretly hope is that they tell me it’s the best work they’ve ever seen, buy lo...
Who Gets Space?
There are several kinds of space in painting… there is the space inside the picture, there is the world apparently beyond it, there is the strange depth a painter can create on something which is completely flat, and then there is another k...
A Collector’s Note - October
The Diary of an Art Advisor
Four paintings I was particularly excited to show collectors this month - these notes sit somewhere between a recommendation and a record of what I’ve been sharing. Some of what I do involves thinking about part...
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