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#UnpopularOpinion: You don't *have* to follow the rules of a paint-by-numbers

In his 'Schatzbehalter', a German incunabula with 96 woodcuts, Stephan Fridolin gave instructions on how the illustrations should be coloured - but the workshops often ignored them!

#FridayFavourite

If we ask you to picture a #StillLife, you probably imagine a carefully positioned bowl of fruit

But for today's #SketchClub embrace the untidiness of life, like this authentic studio study by Robert Hawthorn Kitson

Discover more about Kitson on our blog https://t.co/YnfvUEUxAU

Who's ready for the #PlatinumJubilee bank holiday? 🙋

This portrait is of Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, & Chancellor @UniversityLeeds between 1951-1965. Aunt of Queen Elizabeth II, she attended the #coronation in 1953.

Q: Have you ever met #royalty?

#PenToPaper

Quack quack!

Alright, so they're not quite the traditional chicks...

BUT can you honestly say that this procession of yellow ducks doesn't scream #Easter? Their boater hats even look like Easter bonnets!

Have a go at this week's #WordSearch now: https://t.co/iq8KjqtJKN

#ICYMI our #LifeDrawing classes are BACK! 🙌

To celebrate, our #MuseumJigsaws this week are two nude studies by Roger Fry, probably of fellow Bloomsbury Group artist Nina Hamnett

Have a go now: https://t.co/Kfli44Kbe2

And why not try Life Drawing too: https://t.co/4vEJIbwG1K

Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the official court artist of both Marie Antoinette and Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of #Napoleon, painting #flowers in the French palace gardens

He published over 2,100 illustrations during his lifetime! 🤯

Draw one of your own this #SketchClub

With dishes in the sink and clutter everywhere, this refreshingly everyday scene was painted by John Bratby. He is considered the founder of the ‘kitchen sink realism’ movement, developed in the 1950s.

Social realism also spread into TV shows, what's your go-to soap?
#PenToPaper

Did you know #Mozart had a pet starling which could sing part of his Piano Concerto in G Major? #BirdDay

Will your bird have any special skills? #PenToPaper

Here's John Gould's starlings from 'The Birds of Great Britain' for inspo!

Discover Gould here: https://t.co/XK3fG0B4pP

Five more sleeps! 🎅

This week's #MuseumJigsaws are some of our festive faves. Discover the classic plum pudding from Mrs Beeton's book of household management, and a beautiful medieval nativity scene.

Have a go now: https://t.co/Kfli44Kbe2

Les Roses 🌹

We're celebrating #ArtistDay for this week's #MuseumJigsaws and who better to honour than Pierre-Joseph Redouté. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest botanical illustrators of all time and we can see why 😍

Have a go now: https://t.co/Kfli44Kbe2