February/ March 2022
UPDATE 30 February/ March 2022
The Winner is Rodger Smyth.
Congratulations, Rodger!
<< New text box >>
Out of Your Comfort Zone
Competition Entries
Here are the entries for the competition. As you can see from the comments below each painting, it was a challenge for most of us to use a medium that was out of our comfort zone. Despite this, successful art work was produced from all who entered. Look out for an email from Glenda about how to vote.
Click on the picture to enlarge, then swipe left to see the next painting. To return to the Homepage press the white cross in the bottom of the page.
Quote for the week
Let`s go to London
This month we're off to London where we will look at paintings in three of the galleries there. We will take a virtual tour of the Courtauld Gallery where famous masterpieces are housed. Look especially at the Impressionists' paintings on the 6th floor. We then visit the Old Royal Naval College to view the stunning, ornate interiors as well as the art work on display. The Tate Britain is our next stop where we look at British art and learn about the painter, Richard Hamilton.
The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, London
To have a 360 degree view of each room in the Courtauld, click on the link below.
Famous masterpieces in the Courtauld Gallery
Many portraits of Van Gogh in the Courtauld Gallery
You can click on the picture to enlarge.
Take a virtual tour of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Here is the link to enter into the beautiful interior of the college.
https://virtualtour.ornc.org/?_ga=2.245141644.805115295.1643758281-517754885.1643758281
The Tate, Britain
The Tate, Britain has a large collection of paintings by British painters. Richard Hamilton is one of their featured artists and you can find out more about him
and see his work below. For light relief, the Tate has produced a humorous video about the works of Hogarth. You can see the video further down this page.
British Artists' Paintings in the Tate
<< New text box >>
Richard Hamilton 1922- 2011
Richard Hamilton was an English painter and collage artist. He is considered as one of the first artists to produce pop art. Richard left school with no qualifications but began taking painting classes at St Martin's School of Art. After the war, he attended the Slade School of Art for two years. He taught at the Royal College of Art where he mentored Peter Blake and David Hockney. After being introduced to Paul McCartney, he produced the cover art for the White Album. Printmaking and computer art were his main interest in later years.
Paintings by Richard Hamilton
The designer, Peter Saville looks at the works of Richard Hamilton
Peter Saville is an English art director and graphic designer who came to prominence designing record sleeves for Factory Records. We see him on a visit to the
Tate to view and comment on the paintings by Richard Hamilton.
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/richard-hamilton-1244/peter-saville-on-richard-hamilton
An amusing look at Hogarth's painting in the Tate
Click on the arrow to start. You can see the video full screen by clicking on the square button at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
A chance to exhibit your paintings!
The Big Art Show, Paisley
If you are interested in submitting entries to the exhibition, click on the links below for more
information.
Entry Guidelines
Exhibition Venue
Entry/Submission link
Amazing artwork using everyday objects
Drive In Van Gogh's experience
During the pandemic when museums and art galleries were closed and social distancing introduced, it became impossible for the public to view artworks. A gallery in Toronto had a brainwave. Why not have 360 degrees paintings displayed on the walls and have people drive their cars through the gallery? Watch the following video from the BBC to see how it was done.
Clck on the arrow to start. You can enlarge the picture by clicking on the box in the bottom right hand corner.
An interactive quiz on artists and their paintings.
This quiz starts easy and becomes increasingly more
difficult. You even have music to accompany this quiz!
Click on the arrow to start.
Print 