Greetings!

I hope you will be able to join us

on Friday 11th April, 11.30am (for about an hour)

at The Beaumont, Barchester Care, 15 Cannon Hill, Old Southgate, N14 7DJ

to explore the Pont-Aven art colony in Brittany where artists such as Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard painted and experimented to create pictures of the local landscape and people full of rich colour and symbolism that would influence artists across Europe.

Paul Gauguin “Paysage de Bretagne. Le moulin David” [1894; Musee d’Orsay]

Meeting a community of artists along the way, we’ll explore the significance of artists’ colonies and their broader impact. There’ll be lots to look at and discuss – I hope you’ll be able to come along!

The discussions are for everyone, whether residents or local community. Please note a £3 on-the-door request to cover the cost of coffee and biscuits. With all thanks to Barchester Health Care.

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A new book by Sue Prideaux that might be of interest to you:

“Prideaux conjures Gauguin’s visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artist’s family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew” (2024; Faber & Faber).

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Greetings!

I hope you will be able to join us

on Saturday 29th March, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)

at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend

to continue our exploration of the influence of Japanese art on European artists in the late 19th century, including James Abbott McNeill Whistler in London and George Henry of The Glasgow Boys group.

It’ll be a feast for the eyes, with lots to see and much to discuss – do come along if you can, it’s open to everyone! Please note a £10 request on the door to cover Lecture Theatre hire costs as well as tea/coffee/biscuits at the Jazz Centre downstairs afterwards.

Greetings!

I hope you will be able to join us

on Friday 21st March, 11.30am (for about an hour)

at The Beaumont, Barchester Care, 15 Cannon Hill, Old Southgate, N14 7DJ

to discuss the development of artists’ colonies in Scotland in the late 19th century and their interconnections with European art movements.

James Guthrie: Hard At It [1883; Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC); artuk.org]

Meeting a community of artists along the way, we’ll explore the significance of artists’ colonies and their broader impact. There’ll be lots to look at and discuss – I hope you’ll be able to come along!

The discussions are for everyone, whether residents or local community. Please note a £3 on-the-door request to cover the cost of coffee and biscuits. With all thanks to Barchester Health Care.