Artists

Dale Chihuly: Reflections in Nature The real joy of seeing the dazzling Chihuly sculptures at Kew Gardens is to see how Chihuly has responded to the landscape and built environment.  Each glass sculpture works within the space where it is located either working with the plants around it or dominating a vista as you turn […]

I can show students a range of artists work and if Cristina Troufa is in the mix, there are certain to be several students who choose to look at her work.  I shouldn’t be surprised.  The first time I saw her work I did a double take.  It’s not often that you look at an […]

I have a collection of art books that I’ve enjoyed building up throughout my career. If you are at the start of your art teaching career, the following 5 books would be a good start to your art library. I’ve turned to these books again and again. I remember the first time I saw the […]

Anyone who follows my Facebook page knows I’m a huge Grayson Perry fan. I was delighted to get the opportunity to see ‘Julie Copes Grand Tour’ which is described as ‘The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry’ at Abbot Hall Art Gallery yesterday. (Abbot Hall is in the North West of England). Julie Cope […]

If you are looking for an alternative to Georgia O’Keeffe I would definitely suggest the beautiful, dissected images photographed by globe-trotting botanist Robbie Honey. In fact, if you were doing a project on still life, flowers, collections or arrangements (popular GCSE themes here in the UK) Robbie Honey is an artist worth knowing about.  “When […]

‘Close-Ups’ is a theme many Art Teachers present to their students.  It encourages students to look at the world in a different way – from different perspectives and angles.  Arranging, zooming in, cropping and observing detail are all part of the creative process.  I was pleased to speak to the following artists to learn a […]