Thursday, May 30, 2019

Summer Painting Review

 © Cecil Higgins Art Gallery 
Joan Eardley (1921-1963) - Ragwort no 2 c 1960

One of the many reasons I admire this painting is due to the artist’s excellent use of colour and shapes that fit in brilliantly with the summery theme of this image.

Throughout art's lengthy history, it has been proven to be very difficult to project an image of a certain scenery onto a canvas, but this painting achieves this feat. One can also say it reminds them of walking amongst a field full of flowers in a summer breeze accompanied with a clear blue sky without a cloud in sight. 

Eardley massively succeeds in bringing a season and location of a past year to life in this remarkably unique painting.

This painting is currently on display in the Round and Round the Garden exhibition.

Written by Volunteer Lauren

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