The News Review:

- What’s n: Galleries
- Belford gallery to host Brian’s first solo exhibition
- NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jim McGuire Captures Music in Photographs
- Your comments on the trees in your neck of the woods…

What’s n: Galleries
Toronto Star – May 17, 2007
Hollander York Gallery (110 Yorkville Ave. 416-923-9275): Karen Rieger's works are on display to May 28. * Image Arts Gallery (Ryerson U. Ingram Gallery (49 Avenue Rd.

Belford gallery to host Brian’s first solo exhibition
Berwick Today – May 17, 2007
For this exhibition Brian has concentrated mainly on watercolour paintings of north Northumberland and the Borders and this is complemented by a selection of panoramic photographs printed on canvas. Brian has been a photographer for over 25 years and has had a photo-documentary book published on the transportation of freight by rail. More recently he has taken photographs of listed buildings in the north for the English Heritage Images of England project. In 2004 he moved from North Yorkshire to Northumberland where he joined the Belford Art Group and began watercolour painting. Brian is willing to accept commissions for photography or artwork. His website can be found at; www.

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jim McGuire Captures Music in Photographs
CMT.com – May 17, 2007
In 1972 he took the first of what was to become his “Nashville Portraits” series. It was of JohnHartford and was shot in New York’s Greenwich Village. (The photograph is one of several featured in photo gallery that canbe accessed below. ) McGuire moved to Nashville. There he eventually photographed hundreds of album covers for Nashville recordlabels. At the end of each shoot he tried to get his subjects to sit for what he called a personal portrait. That’s whatthis special series became… Whenyou look at the best portraiture whether it’s paintings or photographs or sculpture your eye is invariably drawn to theeye of the portrait’s subject. Look at some of McGuire’s most striking photographs and that’s not always the rule. Perhapsthe most famous McGuire image is that of Bill Monroe taken in 1989 where the inventor of bluegrass music cradles his mandolinas if he were embracing a beloved child. You do not actually see his eyes because he’s looking down and his eyes seem closedbut you’re drawn to that. Folk music wizard Doc Watson sits in 1975 with his blind eyes closed with his hands folded verycalmly and you look immediately at both his eyes and his hands radiating both strength and peace. Bluegrass mandolin playerextraordinaire Sam Bush appears in 1981 as a wild-haired eccentric gripping an electric Fender mandolin with his eyes hiddenbehind avant-garde sunglasses — but that’s what draws your attention. The great fiddle player Vassar Clements is focusedentirely on his fiddle and his bow in a stark image that evokes portraits from the Renaissance.

Your comments on the trees in your neck of the woods…
BBC News – May 17, 2007
We’ve been asking for your experiences and we’ve had a huge response – from people who are desperate to save their trees from the chop and people who have nuisance trees they want dealt with. If you haven’t already please use the form at the bottom to let us know if you have a tree story of your own. Here’s a selection of the responses – and a photo gallery. I find it hypocritical that the government is constantly telling us how we should live our lives to prevent global warming and yet at the same time they are cutting down urban trees at an unprecedented rate. My garden is surrounded by trees and yes it takes a lot of time in the autumn and winter to clear the mess up but the colours are fantastic and the wildlife they support in the spring summer is delightful to watch… I find it hypocritical that the government is constantly telling us how we should live our lives to prevent global warming and yet at the same time they are cutting down urban trees at an unprecedented rate. My garden is surrounded by trees and yes it takes a lot of time in the autumn and winter to clear the mess up but the colours are fantastic and the wildlife they support in the spring summer is delightful to watch.