The Artist - UK (2021-04)

10 April 2021 http://www.painters-online.co.uk

p Manuscript cutting,

Lombardy, Italy

c.1500 at the Wallace

Collection, London

p Jacky Cowdrey Red Wine, Chartiers, acrylic ink,

19¾ 3 15¾in (50 3 40cm) at the Dorking Group of

Artists’ online exhibition

q Peter Paul

Rubens The Rainbow

Landscape

c.1636, at the Wallace

Collection, London

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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

There are many online courses to look forward to

this spring, in particular those run by the Wallace

Collection, London. Look out for Drawing the

Figure: Gods Entwined on Saturday March 27,

11am to 4.30pm via Zoom. This one-day drawing

course, led by art lecturer and educator, Karly

Allen is suitable for all levels and explores the

human body in art. Participants will use paintings

and sculptures from the collection as inspiration

to experiment with speed and mark making

exercises. The afternoon session includes a

more sustained exercise to develop a two-figure

composition exploring tone and colour.

To coincide with Easter Week, Dr Richard Stemp’s

two-day course on March 30 and 31 (11am to

1pm), The Passion of Christ in Art, explores

paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, ivories and

jewellery in the collection that tell the story of

Christ’s Passion. He will be looking at ways each

was interpreted and its wider implications for art

and faith. Once again this is suitable for all levels.

Looking ahead, bookings are now being taken

for the gallery’s major conference, Rubens’ Great

Landscapes, on May 17 and 18, 2 to 5pm daily,

which focuses on two of Rubens’ landscapes –

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning and The

Rainbow Landscape (below left).

For more information, prices and to book

tickets for any of these events go to

http://www.wallacecollection.org

l West Dean College of Arts and Crafts

is planning a series of virtual open days on

Wednesdays March 10, 17 and 24, running in

the morning from 10am to 12.15pm and evening

from 5 to 7pm. These free sessions will enable

prospective students to meet with some of

the tutors and discuss study options, giving

a real sense of the courses and opportunities

the college offers. For more information email

[email protected] or telephone

01243 818291.

l The Dorking Group of Artists is holding its

second online exhibition, which will be available

to view until May, featuring a completely new

range of paintings by group members in a wide

variety of styles and media. To see the exhibition

and find out more about the group, go to

http://www.dga.gallery