Seascapes and landscapes

Attended a Friends' night at the Royal Academy to see their new exhibition, Impressionists by the Sea. It's well worth a visit, and although it is limited in its subject, it doesn't stop there being some quite remarkable examples of the Impressionsts at their best. Boudin dominates the exhibition - although I'm aware that like so many artists in this particular exhibition, he is pre-Impressionist - and I was very taken with Eugene Isabey who I've never heard of before - all you experts out there will no doubt be saying that I should have spotted him years ago. By the way, if you go on a Friends' night it's far less crowded than any other occasion, so perhaps if you're a lover of art, you should consider becoming a friend.