Art in everything.

Well, here we are at Saturday again! Don't the weeks pass by even in lockdown!

Today we shall visit again something of art and artists. Please dont feel you have to have sketched or painted to be a part of this as I honestly have only dabbled myself and you will be glad to know not square goldfish either, though one lovely soul sent me a picture of a real life golden square fish to make me feel happier with my abilities. You will remain anonymous as promised, but, so grateful!

I have a friend who used to be a youth and community worker with Vale for many, many years. Since she has retired she has taken up several new hobbies and painting is one of them. I think she has talent, but only does it for relaxation and pleasure. She recently sent me this sketch.

Thank you Tina.

I have been delighted to receive some works from you too and have had permission to share them. There is so much artistic talent out there and thanks you all so much.

"This is a pencil and coloured crayon. It is a child's' chair and the trick for adults is to be able to stand up from it without bringing the chair with you - simple pleasures!"

It is lovely Tyann;you are talented!

I found this link this morning and thought it might bring some pleasure so this might also float someone's boat! https://courses.drawspace.com/ Watch out not all of them are FREE.

A painting I find very moving is, The Menin gate at Midnight by Australian painter and war artist, Will Longstaff. He painted this evocative painting after attending the unveiling ceremony at the Menin Gate at Ypres, Belgium in 1927. He went back to the Menin Gate that night as he couldn't sleep and thought about the 60,000 soldiers who were killed in action and the one body that went back to Australia as he looked out on the land before him. This was the result of his musings and thoughts.

Longstaff has used lots of shades of blue to give the impression of night time. The clarity of the Gate and the building all lit up is a contrast; the dead and the living, as represented by the two buildings in the background. Look very carefully at the countryside and the Gate and in the "moonlight" you see the hundreds of echoes of soldiers marching to the Gate. It is clever because at first glance it looks just like grasses in the foreground but as you look you see more and more ghostly soldiers. Did you see the cornfield and poppies too? Clever, moving and effective!