After the restrictions of Winter and lockdown, the choice of artwork for this exhibition is driven by the optimism of the arrival of Spring. The slow reduction of restrictions allows us to look forward to enjoying the changes that Spring brings, followed by the arrival of Summer.
The artwork reflects these changes with the soft greens of Spring, early flowers, and wide skies. This is followed by the warm days of Summer, brighter colours, the casual enjoyment of the warmth, meeting in groups and travel for holidays. Further lifting of restriction leads to the playing of sports and the warmer colours of the harvest season.
Our optimism is finally met with the return of crowds, large groups of people at concerts, fairs, and social events.
Springtime in Mill Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire 1983
A. L. Stephens
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 90 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Pastoral 1965
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
Oil & tempera on board
H 75 x W 90.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Sidney Richard Nethercot (1878–1951)
Watercolour on paper
H 36.8 x W 48.3 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Burderop Park, Wroughton, Wiltshire, Mrs Calley in the Garden
Kate Allen Tryon (1865–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 22.6 x W 35.3 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Sleeping Venus 1967
George Warner Allen (1916–1988)
Oil & tempera on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Study for 'Bank Holiday in the Park' 1923
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Charcoal on paper with green wash, squared up for transfer in red ink
H 25.4 x W 20.3 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Michael Cullimore (1936–2021)
Watercolour on paper
H 30.5 x W 53.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Man and Scythe 1897
George Clausen (1852–1944)
Graphite on paper
H 30.5 x W 19 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Stubble Field near Rhossili Down
Nick Schlee (b.1931)
Oil on board
H 49 x W 59.6 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Beach House West of Looe 2000–2007
David Bent
Acrylic on canvas
H 120 x W 120 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
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