Our latest piece is connected with collections and collecting

Last week I exhausted myself visiting lots of collections looking for ideas. We started with the Grundy art gallery in Blackpool. I’m sorry to say I had not heard of it before as it is a lovely little gallery and well worth a visit.

Visit 2 was to Manchester art gallery which has loads to see but I particularly wanted to see Leonardo da Vinci (10 pictures from the Queens exhibition. They were as good as expected, now I feel the urge to visit some of the other galleries where his art is on display.

Third visit was to Towneley Hall which was a very interesting old building with lots of art on display as well as the old furnishings and paintings that had once belonged to the Towneley family. Their collections of objects were interesting to look at but didn’t give me any inspiration.

My fourth visit was almost an accident as it was only being tired that we sort a place to visit on the way home (from family). We went to Howarth Hall which houses the largest collection of Tiffany glass outside the USA. I love the rich colours and the irridesence the glass craft is skilled and beautiful. I feel I have found my collection. Now how to use this inspiration in my art?