Painting with Rainbows was an exhibition at the Harrison Museum in Preston, it showed off the artwork, props, films and books of Michael Foreman, a well-loved children's book writer and illustrator. I was able to learn how Michael was inspired to write stories during the wartime in Britain, he created War Boy an autobiographical story about his experience as a child during the war.
Going to the exhibition enlightened me onto a sort of "children's book" style of drawing which i'd never really taken into consideration before, it was bright and colourful considering some of the stories. It also showed me that inspiration can come from anything, from your experiences as a child or your experiences now. I was happy to have gone to the exhibition and be introduced to engaging and colourful characters and the worlds Michael has created for children.
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