London Trip

We went to London for an a-level art trip. These are some pictures of the landmarks that I took.   

South Bank

The Globe Theatre

Big Ben

As well as site seeing. We went to Tate Britain, Tate Modern and the V & A. The Tate Britain had lots of Victorian portraits that fit perfectly with my theme.

William Orpen
The Mirror

Sydney Starr
Study In Blue And Grey

Gwen John
Self Portrait

John Singer Sargent
Ena and Betty

 The one portrait that struck me the most was

William Rothenstein
The Dolls House

It seemed like the most gritty and eery. This makes it fit perfectly with the violent and
 dark time, that I'm focusing on. I really like the shadows on the man, it creates an uneasy feeling.

The V & A also had a lot of interesting Victorian pieces.

A Victorian Corset

A Victorian Dress

Looking at the clothing help me with seeing exactly what the fashion was like. This helps in fitting in with my alternative sketch book. (http://eleanorsophiewass.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/alternative-sketch-book-idea.html)

There were also interior decor.

Victorian Sink

Victorian Room

Victorian Tempus Fugit Clock

I'm going to take some of the patterns from these to use on my alternative sketchbook. It was really helpful to go and look at all these exhibitions because its given me lots of ideas for both my sketchbook and sketchbook.