Have You Discovered the Valleys?

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'Ogmore Vale, Late Afternoon' 

Poster
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Recently Mari and I drove down to Tredager, in the South Wales valleys to go to the private view of the 'Discover the Valleys' project*. It was a good chance to meet some of the other painters who took part in the project, and to see their work in the flesh.

I was extremely impressed by the quality of the paintings. And although they were done in a variety of styles, which can sometimes mean that some of them may not appeal to me personally, I found all of them to be impressive in their own terms. So the selectors (those responsible for selecting the group of artists) obviously did a really good job. I understand that there were 160 artists who were seriously considered, (from which ten were chosen).

Surprisingly, mine was the only one which was done with a straightforward 'realist' approach (although all of the pictures are what could broadly be termed 'figurative', in that they dealt with the real world, however far they moved towards semi-abstraction). 

I hear the exhibition will be moving elsewhere, so try and see it if you can!

*the project was funded through Valleys Regional Park’ Interreg WECAN project and the Arts Council of Wales.

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Who made this little gem, and where can it be found?

(The answer will be in the next posting.)

And here's the answer from the last posting - 

'Le Chef de l'Hôtel Chatham, Paris'  

by William Orpen.  Oil on Canvas.

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"The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form and knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration." 

Henry Moore