Drawing on the RBSA collection - Dry media 1822-2022
FEBRUARY 29 - APRIL 7 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' Gallery, 4 Brook Street, Birmingham, B3 1SA
https://rbsa.org.uk/event/drawing-on-the-rbsa-collection/
I have a pastel painting entitled 'Winter at the Chase' (Cannock Chase) in this exhibition. In 2022 I exhibited 6 pastels of landscapes for the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' Members to consider and vote on. I was successful, and donated one of my six artworks to the RBSA permanent collection. https://rbsa.org.uk/about-us/collection/ This artwork is currently exhibited as part of this exhibition.
‘Drawing with dry media is as old as mankind. Ochre and charcoal dust were blown through straws onto cave walls by the first artists. In more recent times, the dry media of pencil, pastel, and charcoal were favoured by travelling artists as ideal for drawing with minimum of fuss on site in sketchbooks or portfolios. Drawing was the means through which European artists recorded, prepared, studied, and imagined, and it was often a prelude to painting or engraving. Dry media were also central to art training and versatile both en plein air and in the studio.’
Artists in Conversation: Saturday 23 March 2.00 – 3.00pm Join me in conversation with Brendan Flynn, Professor of Art History, when we talk about ‘Winter at the Chase’.
As part of the first heritage exhibition of 2024, join Brendan Flynn, RBSA Professor of Art History, for an in conversation event with four of the artists whose work is included in Drawing on the RBSA Collection – Dry Media Works 1822 – 2022.
We will be joined by:
Paul Bartlett RBSA – Not Very Well, 1994
Linda Nevill RBSA – Winter at the Chase, c.2022
Janette Summerfield RBSA – Vitalism 2, c.2015
David Walton RBSA – Hippopotamus Amphibius, c.2005
Brendan will give an introduction to the exhibition before inviting the artists to discuss their work and approach to dry media. Questions from visitors will then be welcome.
There is no need to book for this event.
