Morning at Lamorna Cove, Cornwall by Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)
Oil on Canvas
(Williamson Art Gallery & Museum)

One of Penlee House’s most famous paintings - ‘School is Out’ by Elizabeth Forbes - will be going on tour to Tate Britain as part of their exhibition Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520 - 1920.

The exhibition, which runs from 16 May - 13 October 2024.

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Sleep tight Onen hag Oll.

Its been that sort of week to be honest.
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It’s #WorldArtDay heres an artwork for sale at reduced price for a limited time, as part of the #ArtistSupportPledge
Whispering Dawn
Oils, ash, embers on cradled plywood panel
£220
23x30.5cm
Unframed, Signed on reverse. Free P&P
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For #WorldArtDay , Edwin Morgan’s poem inspired by Flood Tide by Joan Eardley – a celebration of the creative spirit of the artist. Collected in Beyond the Sun: Scotland’s Favourite Paintings (Luath Press, 2007).

Image of Flood Tide © Joan Eardley Estate

I much preferred Midsomer Murders when a member of the local aristocracy was killed by an arsenic laced cucumber sandwich at the Village Fete.

Sleep tight Onen hag Oll.

That Slice is Mine...

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My website was recently shortlisted for the 2024 Alan Ball Local History Awards, which is good going considering I only get to produce content in my spare time! Find out more below...
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I'm off up the rickety staircase. Sleep tight Onen hag Oll.
Here's The Unmade Bed by Imogen Cunningham. Born on this day 1883, she was ahead of her time ❤️

This has to stop - I couldn't agree more!
Recommend reading...

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I'm still thinking about all the wonderful art I saw on my recent trip. Seeing paintings up close and personal is really the only way to fully take them in.
Here's Halsetown by Peter Lanyon 1961
The Courtauld

From Paris to Cornwall – Mark Rothko’s celebrated Seagram Murals are going on show at Tate St Ives

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One of my favourite stories about this cove is that time in 1909 when Laura Knight had some gentlemen posing naked for her on some rocks and startled some elderly ladies on the coastal path! . . .
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