LECTURE FOR YOUR DIARY- GILLRAY

 Wednesday November 9^th

JAMES GILLRAY: A CATERPILLAR ON THE GREEN LEAF OF REPUTATION

in the KENWYN THEATRE at Truro College

Gillray may well be the greatest political cartoonist who ever lived. The breathtaking audacity and sheer rudeness of his work still has the power to make people laugh out loud and has ensured that his images retain a freshness and vivacity which
present-day satirists still revere.  Linda Smith will guide us through his work, the society in which he lived and the larger-than-life personalities of the day, as viewed by
the master of disrespect.

This is part of the lecture series of the Truro DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY. 

They present lectures on the second Wednesday of each month (with a break in the summer)

 Lecturers are brought down from all over the country and have to pass rigorous selection procedures.

The people who go are amiably sociable as well as interested in the arts so you would find it a pleasant evening. If you arrive at about 6.30 you ahve a (free) tea or coffee.

The Lectures start at 7pm and last something over the hour. 

There is plenty of free parking at the college.

If you are not a member the lectures cost £5 which I think is a real bargain.

They have a very good website- click on

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CHERYL ROSEVEAR- and HORN AND HARE!

We had not one but two Musical Teas in the Lander this week. Well it was MUSIC TRURO after all!

On Friday the Lemon Street Market rang with the glorious operatic soprano voice of Cheryl Rosevear. Cheryl is a lovely Cornish lady blessed with a sublime voice as well as an unaffectedly amiable manner. Not surprisingly she has no shortage of pupils whose singing is nurtured and polished. With her students and regular accompanist at the Lander's own grand piano, she presented a superb concert ranging from Mozart and Puccini to Gilbert and Sullivan and Disney. Wonderful!

On Saturday we had an unexpectedly up-tempo concert from HORN AND HARE. This breezy young duo brings a blast of happy fresh air with modern pop songs as well as showbiz standards. He was at the piano, singing as well as playing. She stood and sang with all the bravura that she has gained from her experience on stage in London's West End. The audience loved them, responding with increasingly enhusiastic cheers. Again, a great treat for us all here.
We wanted them to come back soon but he is in the cast of the panto at the Hall for Cornwall so is otherwise committed. He will be good!


You may have noticed the absence of detailed names in both reports here- sorry about that.

NAME THAT VALLEY!

HIDDEN CORNWALL is an apt title for the current show at the Lander Gallery. So where was artist Chris Edwards when she painted this magnificent expanse of unspoiled landscape?
The answer is PENLEAN, near Poundstock.

"I enjoy painting whatever wildlife happens along as I sit quietly painting and this was a popular spot for pheasants," says the artist.
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, PENLEAN, POUNDSTOCK.
Oil on canvas. 30" x 30".
Price £950.

MUSIC TRURO THIS WEEK

Remember this is MUSIC TRURO week!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st 4pm - we have a FREE CONCERT from Cheryl Rosevear and her students. Cheryl is a very popular soprano and we can be sure that she and her pupils will give a very enjoyable performance.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd- 2pm HORN AND HARE-  piano and song with more than a hint of West End showbiz

Do come along and enjoy- you could have a cafe High Tea too!

HIDDEN CORNWALL

  

HIDDEN CORNWALL is the theme of the new exhibition at the Lander Gallery.

Our selected artists have found inspiration in many lesser known spots- some will keep you guessing even if you known Cornwall well. Trevissome, Penlean, Hole Cove and Hemble Lane might have you thinking even if you easily recognise Morvah, Love Lane and Lamorran.

Many of the most tranquil Hidden Places are near water. Gallery newcomer William Nash views from a canoe on shallower reaches of the Fal. The extraordinary beauty of Coombe Creek attracts Roy Billingham, Roger Port-Butler and John Cadle, who in different styles and media capture the essence of Hidden Cornwall.

Jenny Shaw Browne looks to Penwith, where standing stones mark a long hidden past.

Relics of the a more recent industrial past continue to fascinate Roy Billingham, whose rusting machinery quietly tangles with vegetation in a charming series of watercolours.

Caroline Atkinson, Richard Lannowe Hall, Celia Jayne and John Laver and are always favourites at the Lander and here we have more of their atmospheric landscapes.

Chris Edwards shows less familiar North Cornish pastures in sunshine and snow. Archa Robinson concentrates on details of rusting chains.

Showing for the first time here we have Daniel Cole (beautifully fine landscapes) and  Arthur Homeshaw (eye-catching linocuts). Tim Opie has attracted attention with his charming views of Trevissome Woods (yes we noticed his surname and there MUST be a connection!)

The exhibition is dominated by a huge and magnificent coastal landscape by Gerry Hillman ‘HOLE BEACH’ which if, like me, you do not know, is towards Park Head, north of Bedruthan Steps. It is spectacular and looks well opposite Charles Simpson’s Royal Academy painting, Dying Light at Carn Barges, on the classics side.

We have sculpture by Richard Holliday and a variety of ceramic and wood pieces along with our jewellery selection.

Christmas shoppers will find plenty here- not least the new metal trees by Mitchell House- those hawthorns blown sideways in the wind evoke so much of the Cornish landscape.

Over time, some pieces from this exhibition will be appearing on our website www.landergallery.co.uk

illustrated- HOLE BEACH by Gerry Hillman. 40" x 56". price £7,000.

AUCTION - NO BID

With regret the MERLIN PROJECT AUCTION advertised for Monday will not now be taking place.