John Elwyn

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Appraisal of the work of exiled west Wales landscape painter, John Elwyn.

A look at the work of landscape painter John Elwyn who specialised in producing rural landscapes of south west Wales though he lived in England for a large part of his life. Kim Howells praises his work, assessing his landscapes as being among the most accurate reflections of life in Wales. Howells and Robert Meyrick, head of the Aberystwyth School of Art analyse the content of two of Elwyn's paintings - 'Aberarth' and ' Hymn Critics' the latter of which Howells describes as representing a more idealised view of Wales. Meyrick says that this reflects a memory of Wales from Elwyn's childhood in the 1920's. 'Windfalls' and 'Before the Meeting' are shown with Meyrick commenting on Elwyn's use of colour.
From: Framing Wales Episode 3
First Broadcast : 10 March 2011

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14

Subject : Art & Design

Topic : Art history, Landscapes, Painting and drawing

Keywords : Memory, South west Wales, Ceredigion, Symbolism, John Elwyn, Welsh artists

Notes : In groups, study a painting by John Elwyn - teacher could stick an A5 colour photocopy of a painting in the middle of an A2 sheet of paper and give pupils a list of questions to discuss and then jot the answers down around the outside - questions could focus on what colours the artist used, the subject matter, what's going on in the painting, how it makes them feel, the timescape, etc. Pupils could make sketches of landscapes in their locality and then create larger paintings using vibrant colours and bolder brushstrokes to reflect the beauty of the landscape.

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