In Abingdon County Hall Museum there is an exhibition of objects crammed together into boxes and then rendered in great detail with coloured pencil artworks. This is the work of Oxfordshire Artist, Robert Strange. Most of the objects are very colourful and ordinary but made remarkable by the way they are squashed together.
You can also buy, in the museum shop, examples of the artwork on cushions, coasters, mugs, and cards.
The Abingdon Artists Spring Art Exhibition 2018 is open at St Nicolas Church from April 9th – 14th (10.00 – 4.30 most days and late night Wednesday until 7.00).
Entry is Free but you can splash out £1 on a raffle ticket to win an original pastel ‘Seascape’ by Christine Russell. Runners up prizes are Art Materials and chocolates.
The Abingdon Artists have a programme of talks and demonstrations throughout the year; they also have a Tuesday afternoon group at Christchurch where people bring their own projects to work on; and a Friday morning sketching en plein air group.
More information at www.abingdonartists.org.uk. There will be more art as part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks for the Abingdon, Didcot & Blewbury area from the 19-28th May 2018.
I spotted this ‘Bansky’ in Abingdon today. I am guessing it is not an original or somebody would have made off with the bin.
In the underpass, mentioned yesterday, there is the official mural and an unofficial mural. The unofficial mural used to be quite dark and threatening but somebody has lightened it up with pastels.
Graffiti on small green BT boxes does not always get removed. This astronaut is a survivor.
On Abingdon’s oldest boarded up window, there is a new addition – next to the graffiti stencil.
The old building along Winsmore Lane is getting worked on and could soon be a ‘Such Cottage’.
The 2018 Abingdon County Hall Musuem Guide is now available, and makes a very colourful and handy guide to the coming year.
The first new exhibition of 2018 opened yesterday, Saturday 13th January, and runs until 18th March, and is called Myth, Mystery and Music.
Local artist Caroline Ritson goes in search of sightings of the Green Man in hedges, flowers and foliage, and when she has found an eye or face, she paints it in great detail. It is fun to try to find the Green Man in her pictures. Caroline also has pictures of Morris Dancing and Music Festivals.
Alongside these are paintings by another local artist, Barbara Payne. Some of her paintings portray the mysteries to be seen near The Oldest Road (The Ridgeway), including the White Horse, Wayland Smithy, and Blowing Stone. She also has paintings of musicians, and produces ceramics, prints, and books of poetry.
The Magical MG, seen here, is always there in the museum gallery.