Podcast 7 Staff Picks

Six staff from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery were asked via email to name their favourite painting and give a reason why they had chosen it. This provides a fascinating podcast, to go straight to it, please click on the link below, otherwise have a look at the three out of six images I was able to find on the ArtUK website. If you click on the link, you will be able to find some of the works in the Swindon Collection and three stories below that, including on by Katie Ackrill who has chosen '5 Uplifting Paintings' to discuss.
Now onto the 6 choices made by members of staff:
Firstly 'Cat People Collage' by Monster Chetwynd in 2017, donated by CAS, this work is by a Turner shortlisted artist.
Secondly Maggi Hambling's 'Descent of the Bull's Head 1995, a very well known image:

Next 'The Yellow Door' painted in 1967 by George Reason who chosen by Nicki who remembers walking past the house on High Street as a child:

The next painting 'The Teasel Plant, 21, Warwick Crescent' painted by David Tindle is a great favourite of mine, but what Katie reveals about the painting is fascinating. I'd never seen it like that before. My eyes have been opened!!

The next two picks are not available on the website, or anywhere as far as I can see, they are a drawing by Robert Bevan of a London church around 1922-23, the description Olivia gave is quoted by Katie, and opens up a drawing.
Finally Collette chose 'Cricklade Landscape' by Edward J Buttar as her favourite painting. Do now listen to the podcast for an uplifting experience of these works:
Podcast 7