For the fourth year running, I had three groups of French students yesterday, making a tour of
Ted Coney's Family Portraits.
I think it went OK (they wrote some lovely comments in my visitors book) but over the years I've learnt to have some useful aids to help me explain the paintings. For instance, I always have a set of 'Happy Families' playing cards when showing my picture of the same name. There are a few puzzled faces until the students understand that I am playing something similar, but with members of the family.
For this year, I obtained an advent calendar to help them understand the inspiration for my painting 'Limners' and it's format of tiny images behind closed doors.
(you can see it on the PRINTS FOR SALE page)
Ted Coney's Family Portraits.
I think it went OK (they wrote some lovely comments in my visitors book) but over the years I've learnt to have some useful aids to help me explain the paintings. For instance, I always have a set of 'Happy Families' playing cards when showing my picture of the same name. There are a few puzzled faces until the students understand that I am playing something similar, but with members of the family.
For this year, I obtained an advent calendar to help them understand the inspiration for my painting 'Limners' and it's format of tiny images behind closed doors.
(you can see it on the PRINTS FOR SALE page)
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