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Track 26.

For my creative person, I’m going to talk about the British artist David Hockney.

So, I’ll start by saying that he was born somewhere in the North of England, possibly Yorkshire, but l’m not 100% sure about that.

I’d say he was born in about the 1930s as he’s still alive today but he’s getting on a bit.

OK, so moving on to talk about his art.

He’s a modern artist and he was part of the Pop Art movement.

As well as a painter, he’s a photographer and printmaker, so he’s pretty versatile.

He paints country scenes and for some reason he used to love painting swimming pools.

So why do I like him?

Primarily, it’s because of the colours he uses.

His paintings are so bright and cheerful.

They show real things you can recognize; yet they have a modern feel.

Lots of modern art is so abstract, you have no idea what it’s supposed to be, but Hockney is different.

finally, when I see Hockney’s paintings, I feel happy and relaxed.

I feel as if it’s warm and sunny.

I suppose it’s that feel-good factor that makes me like him so much.

So, that’s about it.