Tags: David Hockney

Artist Spotlight: David Hockney

PopUp Painting’s artist of the week this week is the brilliant contemporary artist, David Hockney. David Hockney, born in Bradford, is an English painter, printmaker, photographer and stage designer. Perhaps the most popular and versatile British artist of the 20th century. Hockney moved to Los Angeles in 1966. The influence of LA's vibrant colours and light is evident [...]

Pancakes and Painting!

Pancake day, is definitley one day to look forward to in the year. Funnily enough, pancakes have two things in common with PopUp Painting (stay with me on this one 😉). Firstly, Pancake day (or Shrove Tuesday) does not have a fixed date and quite often delightfully POPS UP and changes every year. But it’s not entirely random. Just […]

Have a Hockney Day!

Roll up! Roll up! There’s a new show in town. David Hockney returns to the RA with a remarkable new body of work. Embracing portraiture, his subjects – all friends, family and acquaintances – include office staff, fellow artists, curators and gallerists such as John Baldessari and Larry Gagosian. Each work is the same size, […]

Marilyn Monroe in Blue by Andy Warhol

What is Pop Art?

PopUp Painting events are art entertainment experiences, giving people the opportunity to try something new and unleash their creative energy in an informal and friendly environment. We use popular and iconic pieces of artwork as inspiration for our evenings of painting and wine. All of our events are carefully considered to offer the perfect themed […]

This week with PopUp Painting

Since our birthday party at Brasserie Blanc last Friday (where we raised £332 for Cafe Art!!), we’ve had a busy week. After our own birthday party (one year since our launch at The Soho Hotel in 2013!), we held a Power Puff Girls themed birthday party at Babycakes, East Sheen. On Monday, we returned to […]