Martin Gayford: How Painting Happens

Painting: inconceivably ancient, and yet it continues to be contemporary. It can take you over, draw you in, and keep you looking for a lifetime. Renowned art critic *Martin Gayford *brings a splash of colour to Ilkley in this riveting exploration of how painting happens and why it matters. Discover stories of extraordinary artists, how they worked, how they became painters, and their relationships with contemporaries and predecessors, from Vincent van Gogh on Rembrandt, to John Constable on Titian and Francis Bacon on Velázquez.