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EXPLORE
Isle of Wight Arts
Summer Open Studios
Each July, Isle of Wight artists and
crafts-people open their studios,
homes or exhibit in public venues
over 11 days (15-25 July). Visitors
have the opportunity to meet local
artists, see their work and find out
more about the techniques they use
and the passions that inspire their
painting, sculptures, printmaking,
photography, textiles, drawing,
jewellery and ceramics.
http://www.isleofwightarts.com5
visit
Art in the Open
An international plein air
painting festival of paint-outs,
workshops and exhibitions around
Wexford in south east Ireland (
July to 1 August), Art in the Open
attracts visitors from Europe, USA
and all over Ireland. There are 18
workshops available this year with a
cast of tutors including Grahame
Booth and Marc Dalessio.
http://www.artintheopen.org
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Flowers: Art & Bouquets
Flowers have inspired
artists for centuries, from the Dutch
masters to botanical illustrators.
Flowers: Art & Bouquets (Assouline,
£58) chronicles the evolution of
floral design in this bright and
beautiful compendium.
http://www.assouline.com4
paint
Landscape Painting with
Louise Balaam
Learn to loosen up on this two-day
course (11-12 July) based at The
Mall Galleries, London, which
focuses on working quickly and
directly. Students will draw outside
in St James’s Park using oil on paper
with artist Louise Balaam.
http://www.thenewschoolart.org2
DISCOVER
Francis Bacon and
Maria Lassnig
Summer School
Love Francis Bacon? Join Jai
Chuhan at the Invisible Rooms
exhibition at Tate Liverpool and
learn to portray figures, looking at
themes including death, ageing, and
self-portraiture, (8-10 July).
http://www.tate.org.uk3
Enter
Pintar Rapido
Meaning ‘painting quickly’ in
Spanish, Pintar Rapido is the UK’s
biggest outdoor painting event (
July). The challenge is to celebrate
London by creating a picture in one
day. All work is displayed in an
exhibition at Chelsea Old Town Hall
on 17 July with a top £1,000 prize.
http://www.pintarrapido.com8
Learn
Chinese Brush Painting:
European Landscapes Recreated
in Chinese Style
Always wanted to create a Van Gogh
painting in an Eastern style? Artist
Suzanne Chong will be exploring
how these paintings would look if
painted by a Chinese brush-painting
artist (2-3 July).
http://www.nationalgalleries.org9
enter
Draw 16
DRAW 16, the 95th
annual open exhibition of all things
drawing-related, is now open for
submission until 22 July. Winners
will be included in the Annual Open
Exhibition at the Menier Gallery,
London, in October.
http://www.sgfa.org.ukdon’t
miss!
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