During lockdown, the Art department introduced a competition for the whole Caldicott community titled, ‘A View From My Window’. The goal was to create a piece of art (in any format desired) including at least part of a window frame… the rest was up to you! The idea of painting something seen through a window is a classic subject, with Matisse’s work being amongst the most famous examples.
Mr Williams was delighted by how the boys embraced the competition, as well as the families of boys, some of whom wrote to Mr Williams saying they hadn’t picked up a brush in years and so were ecstatic at this opportunity to do so. The variety of entries really made the competition a pleasure to judge, with some artists creating images of exactly what they saw, and others constructed images of what they missed, or were looking forward to.
Below you can find the list of runners-up and winners, followed by some of their work.
Lower School (1st and 2nd Form):
Runners-up:
Thomas Leggett
Brian Lin
Alexander Rudge
James Rudge
Winner: Joshua Stevens-Graham
Middle School (3rd and 4th Form):
Runners-up:
Cosmo Clifton
Thomas Fenston
Lev Pankov
Toby Pitcher
Winner: Jeremy Yang
Senior School (5th and 6th Form)
Runners-up:
Antony Cheng
Indranil Gupte
Rupert Lian
Jack Napier
Winner: Alex Cheng
Relatives and Friends
Runners-up:
Mrs Faye Gauguier
Mr John Hutson
Mrs Shirley Leggett
Miss Eva Chen
With a Special Commendation to Alfie Hutchings
Winner: Mrs Suzi Pitcher
Family Group
The runners-up were:
The Ridley Family
Winners: Grimsey Family
