19th June 2026 – Some members were influenced by the lecture Dominic gave last week in their artwork and others embraced the ‘paint what you like’ approach.
Work inspired by Van Gogh & Gauguin
Author: Halifax Art Society
Dominic VINCE – Lecture on The Yellow House – Van Gogh & Gauguin
12th June 2026 – Dominic gave another wonderful talk, this time on the relationship between Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin at the Yellow House in Arles, where they spent 9 weeks creating artwork that influenced each other’s styles, pushing each of them toward an expressive, symbolic use of colour. He talked about Gauguin’s ambition to set up his own painting community and Van Gogh’s hope to create a place where artists could live cheaply and support one another. But tensions quickly surfaced. Van Gogh, with his intense personality and passionate work ethic, clashed with Gauguin’s more independent and sometimes dismissive attitude. Their collaboration resulted in masterpieces but ended abruptly following Van Gogh’s mental breakdown and famous mutilation of his ear.
Free Choice
5th June 2026 – Today members chose what they wanted to paint. It was interesting to see the vast range of artwork.
Time for Tea
29th May 2026 – Thank you to Janet and Kate and everyone else who brought delicious treats that were on offer on Friday. Members had fun creating their still art paintings.
A.G.M.
22nd May 2026 – we had our AGM this morning followed by refreshments and a ‘show and tell’ of member’s favourite piece of work.
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