ANDY’S BLOG

A collection of thoughts, reminders, ideas and mental wonderings / wanderings.

Sheffield Museums’ ‘In the Studio’ Film Depicting Andy’s Ideas, Technique and The Painting of ‘Tower’, 2023.

Andy Cropper 05/04/2024 Andy Cropper 05/04/2024

Sheffield Museums’ ‘In the Studio’ Film Depicting Andy’s Ideas, Technique and The Painting of ‘Tower’, 2023.

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Some Night Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw

Andy Cropper 21/03/2024 Andy Cropper 21/03/2024

Some Night Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw

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Robert Rauschenberg’s 'Combine' Drawing Illustrations of Inferno (1958-60)

Andy Cropper 21/03/2024 Andy Cropper 21/03/2024

Robert Rauschenberg’s 'Combine' Drawing Illustrations of Inferno (1958-60)

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Video - Charter Row, Sheffield. 1st Lockdown. 13th April 2020

Andy Cropper 21/03/2024 Andy Cropper 21/03/2024

Video - Charter Row, Sheffield. 1st Lockdown. 13th April 2020

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"To Rebehold The Stars", An Online Exhibition Of The Drawings of Frederico Zuccari</span>

Andy Cropper 21/03/2024 Andy Cropper 21/03/2024

"To Rebehold The Stars", An Online Exhibition Of The Drawings of Frederico Zuccari

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'Heterotopias' - Foucault's Description of 'Other' Places

Andy Cropper 17/03/2024 Andy Cropper 17/03/2024

'Heterotopias' - Foucault's Description of 'Other' Places

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Books - 'Nightwalking", "Street Haunting", "Concretopia", "A New Kind of Bleak", "Scarp", "Estates", & "London Orbital"

Andy Cropper 17/03/2024 Andy Cropper 17/03/2024

Books - 'Nightwalking", "Street Haunting", "Concretopia", "A New Kind of Bleak", "Scarp", "Estates", & "London Orbital"

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Books - 'Edgelands', 'Geography Of Nowhere', 'Non-Places', 'Night Walks', & 'The Sublime'

Andy Cropper 17/03/2024 Andy Cropper 17/03/2024

Books - 'Edgelands', 'Geography Of Nowhere', 'Non-Places', 'Night Walks', & 'The Sublime'

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'Flaneuse: Women Walk the City' by Lauren Elkin

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

'Flaneuse: Women Walk the City' by Lauren Elkin

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Guardian article: 'When Streets Become Supernatural': ‘The Joy Of Walking In Cities At Night’ by Nick Dunn

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

Guardian article: 'When Streets Become Supernatural': ‘The Joy Of Walking In Cities At Night’ by Nick Dunn

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A Small Collection of Words Descriptive of Night Walkers and Night walking

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

A Small Collection of Words Descriptive of Night Walkers and Night walking

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Videos: Alain De Botton - 'How to Make an Attractive City', and 'The Ruin of London'

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

Videos: Alain De Botton - 'How to Make an Attractive City', and 'The Ruin of London'

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The Ghastly Tragedy of the Suburbs - TED Talk by James Howard Kunstler

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

The Ghastly Tragedy of the Suburbs - TED Talk by James Howard Kunstler

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BBC Video - Margaret Drabble’s "I Love This Dirty Town", 1969

Andy Cropper 14/03/2024 Andy Cropper 14/03/2024

BBC Video - Margaret Drabble’s "I Love This Dirty Town", 1969

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Whistler's Nocturnes

Andy Cropper 12/03/2024 Andy Cropper 12/03/2024

Whistler's Nocturnes

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John Koenig’s 'Kenopsia', and 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows'

Andy Cropper 12/03/2024 Andy Cropper 12/03/2024

John Koenig’s 'Kenopsia', and 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows'

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The Noble Castle and The Ideal City: A Perfect Envisioning Of Something Deficient And Bleak? A Textual / Pictorial Wandering.

Andy Cropper 03/02/2024 Andy Cropper 03/02/2024

The Noble Castle and The Ideal City: A Perfect Envisioning Of Something Deficient And Bleak? A Textual / Pictorial Wandering.

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Amos Nattini's Twentieth Century Vision Of Dante's Hell

Andy Cropper 03/02/2024 Andy Cropper 03/02/2024

Amos Nattini's Twentieth Century Vision Of Dante's Hell

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An Introduction To Painting With Egg Tempera: How To Make A Medieval Manuscript - The British Library's 'Making Manuscripts' Series Of Videos

Andy Cropper 03/02/2024 Andy Cropper 03/02/2024

An Introduction To Painting With Egg Tempera: How To Make A Medieval Manuscript - The British Library's 'Making Manuscripts' Series Of Videos

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The Brunaille Illustrations Of The Flemish Artist Johannes Stradanus

Andy Cropper 03/02/2024 Andy Cropper 03/02/2024

The Brunaille Illustrations Of The Flemish Artist Johannes Stradanus

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