‘Gordale Scar’, by James Ward (1769-1859), in the permanent collection of Bradford Museums and Galleries, was painted around 1813 and is a smaller version by Ward of the same oil painting exhibited today in the Tate Gallery, London. The Tate painting is enormous: 14 by 12 feet, whereas this version…
Sisters, Erin and Freya, talk to their parents, Shezhina and Micheal, about ‘The Emigrant Ship’ by Yorkshire artist, Charles Joseph Staniland, painted around 1880. (With thanks to Erin, Freya, Shezhina and Michel; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of ‘Cut and…
Daughter and father, Freya and Mark, talk about the oil painting, ‘Gordale Scar’, by artist, James Ward, painted between 1812-14. See also Bradford Paintings: Gordale Scar. (With thanks to Freya and Mark; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice). Click on…
Daughter, Ellyce talks with mother, Sheryl, and grand-mother, Carol, about ‘Portrait of Master Thomas Lister (The Brown Boy)’, by Joshua Reynolds. (With thanks to Ellyce, Sheryl and Carol; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice.) Click on the link below to…
Son and mother, Danis and Elvira, talk about the 3-D boat, ‘The Wanderer’, by artist/sculptor, Yinka Shonibare, MBE, born in London, 1962. (With thanks to Danis & Elvira; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice). Click on the link below to see…
Alice, Jack, and their Dad, David, talk about ‘The Emigrant Ship’, painted in the 1880s by Yorkshire artist, Charles Joseph Staniland. (With thanks to Alice, Jack & David; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice.) See also ‘Bradford…
Sister and brother, Juna and Jaxon, talk to their parents, Connie and Khanh, about ‘The Harvesters’ Supper’ by Henry La Thangue, painted in 1903. (With thanks to Juna, Jaxon, Connie and Khanh; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice.)…
Daughter and mother, Yamina and Lillian, talk about ‘The Marriage’ (1886) by artist, Jean Paul Sinibaldi, at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Lister Park, Bradford. (With thanks to Yamina and Lillian; the Young Masters Visual Art School; Bradford Museums & Galleries; and film maker, Jimi Lund of Cut and Splice.) See also…
The abstract painter and printmaker, Marie Walker Last, was born, Marie Walker, in 1917 at Scholes, Kirklees, although she lived and worked at Ilkley from the early 1960s onwards to her death in 2017. Marie grew up in the early years of the twentieth century in an affluent household at Scholes, near Brighouse, with walls lined with paintings acquired from Royal Academy…
Keighley artist, Peter Marsden, who died in 2021, was a founder member of Aire Valley Arts: a group of artists created in 1995 and aimed at artists and art lovers in the Aire Valley area of West Yorkshire. The group still exists and is committed to easing the isolation of the artist,…
