Week 10! One more week to go!

Wow, such brilliant work this term by everyone! Here is the colour-fest:

Anne

Brian

Christine

David

Janice

John

Karen

Linda

Linda

Margaret

Old Bensham: a family connection

Margaret brought in a couple of family photos of Bensham Bank across the road from where we have our class. Her grandparents had the old butchers shop, now the Bensham Jockey:

They also had a second butcher's shop across the road:

Week 9: Peer critique session

Great observations and helpful, practical and supportive comments to each other. Well done all!

Week 9: paintings are getting hot!

A great range of very thoroughly thought out paintings are maturing nicely.

Anne

Christine

Geraldine

John

Karen

Margaret

Val

Frida Kahlo Show, V&A London - well worth a visit

What this exhibition at the V&A does, amongst other things and despite the criticism against it, is to understand that the artist and her art were inseparable, they were deliberately and tightly interwoven. "You only know what she wanted to show: what pain looks like, what Mexico looks like, what gender looks like; what love looks like."


Click the self portrait image above to read the BBC Arts review for more information - its very short and also an interesting perspective on art and on women in art.

Week 8: such strong work developing in the group

A great session today where everyone's work is showing real progress and good technical confidence. Great colour theory too!

Anne 

Brian

Brian

Christine

David

Geraldine

Janice

John

Karen

Linda

Margaret

Val

Main projects taking shape

We've just past the half way stage of our term. The first half was a very positive and productive five weeks. See below the fabulous individual palettes and techniques starting to take shape in each project painting.

Anne

Brian

Christine

David

Janice

John

Linda

Linda

Margaret

Val