Category: School & Library Visits
Ha ha ha! – The laughing cavalier
Following on the post about shooshing up old portraits, inspired by the work of children I met in Milan this week, here is a picture of me as Frans Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier! I thought I do it because my profile pic on FaceBook has been of me being an astronaut for a while and…
Longlevens Infants day 2
Another great day at Longlevens. The children weren’t quite so hyper today I think that’s because they were all dressed up as book characters. I find group dynamics quite fascinating. I meet many groups of children in many different combinations. The children I saw today were essentially the same as the children I saw yesterday…
Portraits in Milan
There was a lot of artwork on the walls of the Sir James Henderson School in Milan this week, But the self-prtraits as nobles of the middle ages really grabbed me. Having photos for the faces really made them look real. This looks like a great project to do. Maybe it helps that the faces…