STUDY DAYS SOMERSET 2025
This year Jennie will be returning to Monk's Yard, Horton Cross, Ilminster in Somerset TA19 9PY for her talks. With a lovely garden and onsite cafe it is the perfect setting for art history lectures.
THE FAIRY TALE ART OF ARTHUR RACKHAM
Monk's Yard
Ilmimster
Monday 24 February
10.00 - 13.00
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939): Rackham is recognised as one of the leading figures of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour. We will also look at some works by other leading artists during the ‘Golden Age of Illustration’, such as Walter Crane, Edmund Dulac, Aubrey Beardsley and Kay Nielsen.
Cost: £35.00 including refreshments and biscuits at the interval.
Rodin
RODIN
Monk's Yard
Ilmimster
Monday 24 March
10.00 - 13.00
RODIN (1840-1917): A sculptor who brought a unique expression of immediacy, vitality and animation to his work. Although inspired by traditional works, he rebelled against their idealised forms, introducing innovative practices that paved the way for modern sculpture.
Cost: £35.00 including refreshments and biscuits at the interval.
Bawden by Ravillious
GREAT BARDFIELD ARTISTS
Monk's Yard
Ilmimster
Monday 28 April
10.00 - 13.00
GREAT BARDFIELD ARTISTS: A look at the work of the principal artists who lived in Great Bardfield, Essex between 1930 and 1970. Artists such as Edward & Charlotte Bawden, Eric Ravilious, Tirzah Garwood, John Aldridge, George Chapman, Stanley Clifford-Smith, Audrey Cruddas, Walter & Denise Hoyle, Sheila Robinson, Michael Rothenstein, Kenneth Rowntree and Marianne Straub.
Cost: £35.00 including refreshments and biscuits at the interval.
Monet
MONET AND VIEWS OF THE THAMES
Monk's Yard
Ilmimster
Monday 2 June
10.00 - 13.00
MONET AND LONDON - VIEWS OF THE THAMES: Monet first visited London in September 1870 fleeing from conscription during the Franco-Prussian war, returning to France in May 1871 once the war had ended. He subsequently returned to London to paint in 1899, 1900 and 1901 producing around 100 paintings. Looking at his early works from the first visit, along with paintings from his later visits of London landmarks - Waterloo Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. Some of his finest work depicts views of the Thames in all its variety of atmospheric lighting from foggy and misty views to brilliant and radiant colour. (Based on an exhibition that ran until Jan 19 2025 at The Courtauld)
Cost: £35.00 including refreshments and biscuits at the interval.
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