Beautiful Bucks Landscapes by Brian Bennett at 95 and scenes from the museum’s art collections
Discover Bucks Museum was very sorry to hear that Brian Bennett sadly died on Wednesday 21 September shortly after the opening of this exhibition. He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his family. Brian was one of the county’s best-known landscape artists and the exhibition Beautiful Bucks is a wonderful celebration of his work.
Brian was born in Olney, Bucks, and he devoted much of his life to painting scenes in the Chilterns. He was Head of Art at Berkhamsted School for 30 years until, in 1987, he was elected President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His oil paintings capture his great love of the Buckinghamshire countryside and his intimate knowledge of the wildflowers and plants which make such a contribution to its beauty. Around 30 of Brian Bennett’s works are on display and these are for sale.
To accompany Brian Bennett’s paintings, there are a selection of landscapes from the museum’s collection from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, including work by John Piper and John Nash.
Visitors to the exhibition will be able to share their own favourite #BeautifulBucks places and also make a personal pledge to keep Bucks beautiful. This could be things like pledging to pick up litter, planting a tree, or cutting pollution by reducing car travel. There will also be activities in the exhibition for children to enjoy whilst looking at the pictures.
