I am looking forward to commencing another set of 5 sessions next week. I love the research that goes into the preparation of the session; sharing about the theme/topic and creating a piece together. Each session is planned with the children in mind thought is given to thinking about what might interest the children in the group.
I also enjoy exploring different Art mediums and sharing my discoveries about it. I am constantly learning. There are multitudes of Art supplies available along with a variety of brands. Being able to sketch is a skill, knowing how to use an Art medium is another. Coordinating one’s observation skill, imagination and applying those skills with a particular medium in one’s hand takes time. It’s a journey.
It’s fascinating to see what that journey is like to different Artists. For Vincent van Gogh, it was a journey which entailed quite an ‘inward journey’ of introspection as reflected in his letters to his brother Theo. His paintings are celebrated all over the world. I wonder what he would have thought of this. Theo van Gogh died shortly after. It was Theo’s wife, Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger who was instrumental in getting Vincent’s work popularised.
Eric Tucker is another artist who was unknown until after his death. Even his own family did not know much about the many paintings he did of everyday scenes, particularly of the Pub he frequented. I came across him in a fascinating article about him in The Guardian. He has been likened to another British painter renowned for his works on everyday life – L S Lowry. I would have loved to know what Tucker would have thought of this comparison. I suspect he might have just chuckled and carried on painting. It’s after all about enjoying the journey, not the desitination.
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