Entries by Barbara
May Half Term Programme 2018 – 3 morning and 1 afternoon session (each session can be booked individually)
Tuesday 29th May (morning): van Gogh with clay! – Learn about the art and life of Vincent van Gogh and create an artwork from clay in his style – Van Gogh was one of the greatest artists of the 19th century, tragically misunderstood and neglected in his time, he created some of the most iconic […]
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) – Six Self-Portraits
Andy Warhol – Six Self-Portraits, 1986. © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by DACS, London Completed just months before Warhol’s sudden death in 1987. Each portrait is just 22″ square. Sold for: £22,261,250 (including buyer’s premium) at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London – 8 March 2018 […]
Easter 2018 Programme: 5 morning sessions only (each session can be booked individually)
Tuesday 3rd April: – Picasso with clay – Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest 20th century artists and perhaps one of the greatest artists of all time – to tie in with the new blockbuster Picasso exhibition at Tate Modern here Wednesday 4th April : Bayeux Tapestry inspired art! The Battle of Hastings 1066 was a […]
Cave drawings in Spain re-dated to Neanderthal age – the oldest cave art in the world!
One of over 600 images covering the walls and ceilings in the Grotte de Lascaux (Lascaux Caves), nr. Montignac, Dordogne, France: a fine example of early cave art Studies of cave art and shell artifacts found in Spain has recently dated the works to c. 115,000 BC, long before the the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe some […]
Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy – at Tate Modern from 8 March to 9 September 2018
Pablo Picasso The Dream (Le Rêve) 1932, Private Collection © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2018 (detail) Considered the 20th century’s most influential artist, the Exhibition showcases more than 100 paintings, sculptures and drawings, with photographs and other objects from Picasso’s personal life. Three paintings of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso’s mistress – created over a period of just five days in […]
The Bayeux Tapestry – coming to England on loan from France … but not until 2022!
The Bayeux Tapestry – scenes 43, 44, 45 and 46 hIC TRAhUNT(UR): NAVES: AD MARE (Here the ships are dragged to the sea) ISTI PORTANT: ARMAS: AD NAVES (These (men) carry arms to the ships) Over 230 ft. long, just under 20 inches high, comprising 89 embroidered scenes in eight sections with decorative borders along the top and […]
February Half-Term Programme 2018
Monday 12th February : Modigliani with Clay – Modigliani (1884 – 1920) painter and sculptor, best known for his portraits of women with elongated faces and figures. We will use clay to create a sculpture in his style. Timed to coincide with the major exhibition at Tate Modern, click Modigliani! Tuesday 13th February : Modigliani with Clay – Modigliani (1884 – […]
Christmas Art Camps 2017 – Highlights!
We created Tudor style portraits of Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I, taking ideas from Court painter, Hans Holbein der Jüngere (1497 – 1543) Their portraits are in the National Portrait Gallery link here! Pop Art landscapes with perspective and neon, inspired by American artist and graphic designer, Peter Max. Pictured his poster“Outside Lands”, 2013 […]
Michael Armitage: The Chapel – at the South London Gallery until 23 Feb 2018
Michael Armitage, Exorcism, 2017, © Michael Armitage. Photo © White Cube (Ben Westoby). Courtesy of the artist and the Harry and Lana David Collection (detail) Armitage – London-based, Kenyan-born – explores the multi faceted contemporary culture of East Africa and the collision, often disturbing and brutal, between religion, folklore and modern life. Painted on Ugandan lubugo […]