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Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals, study confirms

02-08-2021 22:55

Study says pigments on cave stalagmites were applied through ‘splattering and blowing’ more than 60,000 years agoNeanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday.The issue had roiled the world of paleoarchaeology ever since the publication of a 2018 paper attributing red ocher pigment found on the stalagmitic dome of Cueva de Ardales to our extinct

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Bernard Kay obituary

02-08-2021 18:41

My mentor and friend Bernard Kay, who has died aged 94, was an inspirational painter and etcher. Over the past 50 years or so, he produced a large variety of work, ranging from landscapes to abstracts.Bernard was born in Southport, Merseyside, above his father’s cycle shop. Encouraged by his parents, Elsie and Teddy, he studied at Liverpool School of Art and subsequently at the Royal Academy in London in 1948-49. In 1954 he won a French government scholarship to study in Paris, for paintin

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Top seeds: artists capture global efforts to future-proof nature – in pictures

02-08-2021 08:30

Scientists, ecologists and artists have collaborated to showcase global work to protect seeds in an exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & art gallery (Ramm) in Exeter.Seedscapes: future-proofing nature runs until 5 September Continue reading...

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Rhik Samadder tries … mindful painting: ‘It dawns on me that I’m a very talented artist’

02-08-2021 08:00

Keen to unlock your inner creativity? De-stress and unwind? Or merely improve the quality of the gifts you make for friends? Step right this wayHave you ever forgotten to buy a loved one a birthday present? Here’s a tip. Get a card, then draw a picture inside of you giving them the gift you intend to buy them later. It’s a charming IOU, impossible to resent. I’m not the best at hands or faces, so the result often resembles demons in hell, spearing each other, which isn’t

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