Patrick’s Camellia: acrylic on linen 2024

A Summer Afternoon in the Suburbs: acrylic on canvas 2024

All of the fine and excellent people who sent me their names as being interested in my book of new paintings Illuminating The Everyday, it is now available for pre-order and selling fast. You can order it here ianarchiebeck.co.uk/illuminating-t…

High Summer in the Garden St Margarets: acrylic on canvas 2023

Sibelius is a composer that has meant a great deal to me for a long time: his symphonies and tone poems are absolutely extraordinary, some of the subtlest and most powerful music I know. Really looking forward to sharing this book in November.

Summer Shadows: watercolour from The Light in Suburbia published by ⁦Unbound⁩

A Summer Evening in the Sologne: acrylic on canvas

Sunlight and Shadow Back of the House St Margarets: acrylic on canvas

Many of you who expressed an interest in my new upcoming book of paintings Illuminating The Everyday have not yet pre-ordered here: ianarchiebeck.co.uk/illuminating-t…
I only mention it because the orders have been coming in fast and this is the only way to actually secure a copy.

May Morning in the Garden St Margarets: acrylic on canvas 2023

For all you followers who don’t live in England and think that they all talk like characters in a Hugh Grant movie. This kid.

At yesterday’s garden reception at Lamb House I had the honour of presenting HM The Queen with a copy of a collection of Pepino’s poems.. Fugitive Lyrics. A severely limited printing, so surviving copies are rather rare 😉

The endpaper pattern for my book of new paintings: Illuminating The Everyday which is off to the printer Gomer today pre-orders are open at ianarchiebeck.co.uk/illuminating-t…

Back of the House with Forsythia: acrylic on linen 2024

Ian Archie Beck I’m sure you will be thrilled to know that I presented (on behalf of The Friends of Tilling…. HM The Queen with a copy of Fugitive Lyrics, as a memento of a special day, celebrating Mapp and Lucia at Lamb House earlier. HM is a M&L fan!

Garden Roses in a Blue and White Vase: watercolour from 2023

Did the Het Concertgebouw really cow to illiberal forces and cancel the Jerusalem Quartet? Well, that's wrong, spineless & more.

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Consider signing this petition: „Reinstate the Jerusalem String Quartet's Concertgebouw Concerts”
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Loaded with period detail, primed with characters you feel you've known for years #SmallBombAtDimperley explodes comically, lovingly and very slightly wistfully into absolute delight.
My best book (by a country mile) this year. Thanks so much Lissa Evans

Ian gets such wonderful luminous painting effects, really looking forward to this book: ianarchiebeck.co.uk/illuminating-t…

These are the four postcards that the first 150 subscribers to my new book Illuminating the Everyday will get along with the signed and numbered book. Pre-order now at ianarchiebeck.co.uk