Val Gedge art

Well it is the Easter holidays so today I am visiting Tate Britain to see the Van Gogh in Britain Exhibition. It is a glorious day in London so we are starting with an Orange juice sat in the sunshine.We have just spent 2.5 hours in the Exhibition I enjoyed it though I’m now exhausted. The reason for the Exhibition is a bit contrived as Vincent was not an artist when he lived in London though I do accept that the art he saw whilst living there influenced the subjects he chose to paint and drawing when he later became an artist.No pictures to share from Vincent but here is my drawing on Henry Moore’s Reclining nudeToday we are visiting The Royal Academy. Renaissance Nudes, I wish this had been on before our nudes assignment! Very quiet so we were allowed in early once again no limit on time once you ate in. Well presented and all connected. It flowed.Found a cafe in the RA I didn’t know existed.Not cheap! Broccoli £4.50Tate Modern today we have booked to see Pierre Bombard. Just found out about Tate Collective which is good for my son and anybody under 26 years old as it gets them into the Exhibitions for £5. As an older student I only get a £1 reduction.I love the CC Land Pierre Bonnard exhibition The colours are wonderful. Again it took 2 hours I was glad to be using a scooter as Due to my fibromyalgia I couldn’t have managed without it and I wouldn’t want to miss out.

Last day home via Oxford and the Ashmolean museum. We went to Jeff Kooms exhibition my son was not taken with Jeff Kooms at all , I think hid ‘inflatibles’ are fun but wasn’t taken with the ‘glass orb’ art. I feel you should see art that you don’t like as well as art you do like. If you are not open to seeing different ways of expression then you risk missing something amazing.

Sat in the museum sketching