For my Wednesday painting students each term, six of the twelve weeks are given to challenging workshop sessions, aimed at introducing students to new artists, concepts and techniques. The questions below are all related to what was covered during the summer term.
Answers can be found at the bottom of the ‘Artwork by Summer 2026 Students‘ blog post.
Question 1: What word of Italian origin, from week 1 of term, is used to describe the process of scratching into, or lifting off, paint?
Question 2: In week two we looked at abstraction. Who is the artist below standing in front of his work?
Question 3: Name the artist who we studied in week 9, who died in 2012, aged 96, and was best known for painting colourful still life paintings with a nod to Cubism.
Question 4: Which painter (1931-1921) shared her a surname with a well known comedy series that started in 1983?
Question 5: What technique was used in week 3 to produce this portrait?
Question 6: The challenge for week 7 was to montage images together, inspired by this artist. What was his name??
Question 7: Week 8 was a group project, when each student made their own apartment for a tower block. What is the name of the artist that inspired this project?
Question 8: Also from week 8, who was the artist who painted this scene?
Question 9: And finally, in case a tie breaker is needed. How many artworks are listed in this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition catalogue?
Answers can be found at the bottom of the ‘Artwork by Summer 2026 Students‘ blog post.