Image source, Courtesy of National Museums NI, Ulster Museums CollectionsUnknown by Colin Middleton
Facts about Colin Middleton
Colin was a painter from Belfast. He was born in1910 and he died in 1983.
He went to Belfast Royal Academy where his art teacher, Miss Dixon, encouraged her students to use their imagination and be creative.
Colin became a much-loved Northern Irish painter who sometimes painted in the Surrealist style.
Image source, Courtesy of National Museums NI, Ulster Museums CollectionsUnknown by Colin Middleton
Image source, Courtesy of National Museums NI, Ulster Museums CollectionsIf I was a Blackbird by Colin Middleton
What did Colin paint?
He painted landscapes and people. A landscape painting is a painting of the countryside.
Colin painted all around Northern Ireland in places such as Belfast, Ardglass, Bangor and Ballyhalbert and had exhibitions in Belfast, Dublin and London.
Colin's paintings were highly influenced by events he lived through like World War I and World War II.
What is Surrealism?
This is a type of art that uses great imagination, dreams and fantasy.
Anything is possible.
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