The many-differing landscapes of the world come into focus at Fountain Gallery this week when the work of local artists Mandana Khonsari and Lucinda Stephen are exhibited in Two Perspectives.
For a lad brought up on a Shropshire farm with no artistic background in his family and even less artistic talent in his fingertips (his own assessment), John Bloxham has done pretty well in the art world.
Photography nuts will already know Peter Kennard as one of the most influential photographic artists alive. For others, think of an artist along the lines of Michael Moore, John Pilger and Banksy - left wing, high-profile and politically motivated.
At first glance, it is hard to know whether to eat them or sit on them. Two succulent red cherries on a waxy green stalk, they form the centrepiece of the latest group show at Twickenham's Karen Taylor Gallery, entitled Larger Than Life.
Like night follows day, the visual delight that was the Pepperton's winter exhibition has been replaced by the spring exhibition. Twelve artists are on show at the Crystal Palace gallery, showcasing a smorgasbord of styles and genres in painting, print, photography, glass sculpture and installation.
A picture speaks a thousand words but Brian Harris will be adding a few of his own when he visits Richmond and Twickenham Photographic Society next week.
When I tell Hugh Lee we are previewing his forthcoming retrospective, the Richmond-based artist replies: "I'm not sure you can preview a retrospective. Isn't that a contradiction in terms?"
As the winter starts to shuffle away and we look forward to having some colour in the natural world (our cheeks included), you can bridge the gap with a new exhibition of vibrant, bright paintings by Lucy Doyle.
