Artists & Illustrators - UK (2020-06)

AGOODIMPRESSION

InthesedifficulttimesI findarttobea veryconsolinginterest.I look

forwardtoreadingyourmagazineandoftenpickupusefultipsasI did

fromthearticleonImpressionism(Issue416).

AswehavetostayindoorsuntilCovid-19is overcome,I userelevant

photographsfromouroldalbumsforinspirationastowhattopaint

next.Someofyourotherreadersmayliketotrythis.Intryingto

recreateanimpressionofthephotographswithpaints,thisbecomes

a pleasantandabsorbingwayofpassingthesedaysofconfinement.

MylatestImpressionist-stylepainting,finishedyesterday,is called

Tintern[below].It depictsTinternAbbey,a beautiful900-year-old

nationaliconlocatedonthebanksoftheRiverWye,abouthalfan

hourfromwhereI liveinWiltshire.

Pleasekeepupthegoodwork.

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Like many art groups we have
suddenly had to stop our weekly
afternoon meetings due to
government advice. We are setting
up a virtual gallery and also will
meet virtually each week.
Many art groups must be having
the same problems. Please could
we have some suggestions in an
article how we can keep motivated
in the many weeks ahead.
Frances M Hay, via email

Our columnist Laura Boswell
tackles this problem on page 29,
plus our lockdown-inspired Paint at
Home special begins on page 38.

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focusonmyartandwriting.The

followingyearssawthepassingof

threeclosefamilymemberswhich

causedsevereanxiety,butmy

paintingwasalwayscloseathand.

Everydaynow,I paintvibrant

acryliclandscapesandseascapes

andfindmanytherapeuticbenefits

fromsketchinganythingthat

catchesmyeye.

AndI saytoanyone:pickupa

brushandgiveit a go.Youwillstart

ona creativejourneythathasno

agelimitbutmassivebenefitsto

yourhealthandwellbeing.

JaneVerrell,viaemail

ACKTOCOLLAGE

rstly,I mustsayhowpleased

waswhena friendintroducedme

o yourwonderfulmagazine.It is

ackedwithinterestandI loveto

okatwhatothercreativepeople

redoingoutthere,it fillsmewith

eshenthusiasmanddrive.

ForyearsI workedasa freelance

strator,gettingworkwhere

couldforbooks,cardsandsoon.

y workwasdetailed,andatthe

meenjoyable,butwhenI look

ack,I thinktherewasalwaysan

bstractartistinsidemejust

aitingtobefreed.Afterretiring

finallyfoundwhatI lovetodo–

ndthatis abstractcollage[righ

havelearnttomakeallmyown

apers,andthismeansI haveto

wnershipoftheworkasI amno

eliantonpapersfromcraftshop

Overtimemyworkhasslowly

becomebrighterandfreer.

Paintingwasalwaysmylove,

butI feelverygratefulthatI have

beenabletoexpandmyvision.

WendyTaylor,viaemail

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AandImagazine AandImagazine

Having just read Elaine Argyle’s

contribution (Letters, Issue 416),

I agree wholeheartedly with the

opportunity of being able to share

with other readers their thoughts

on the therapeutic benefi ts of being

creative. Here is my own story.

In 2006, when my eldest son

went to university, I purchased

acrylics, a painting pad and brushes

and started painting whilst working

in a busy retail environment. I read

books, followed tutorials and soon

started to produce canvases full of

colour. Nine years later, I was

diagnosed with osteoporosis and

decided to take early retirement to

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