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STANLEY SPENCER GALLERY'S BIG DRAW - 19 October 2002 (with thanks to Becky Pinniger for the photos) Click on photo for larger picture Around fifty people of all
ages joined in the Stanley Spencer Big Draw, part of a National Campaign
for Drawing, event on Saturday 19 October
2002. The plan was to draw in Holy Trinity Church, however it was
found to be full of the Cantorum Choir practising for their evening
event. Being a beautiful, warm October day everyone was able to sit out
in the churchyard and make the most of the wonderful Autumn weather.
Local artist Phyllida Shelley-Smith talked to everyone first in the
Gallery about Stanley Spencer’s drawings and how important they were
as a basis for all his paintings. Visitors were then shown drawings by
generations of Phyllida’s family, including her grandmother who
attended the Slade at the same time as Stanley’s brother, Gilbert. It
was clear to see how drawing styles have changed over the last 80 years.
Participants were encouraged to choose from different drawing tools and
to go and draw- which they did with apparent enjoyment. To end the
session everyone went to the Parish Centre with their work, which they
shared over a cup of tea. It made an impressive display! |
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