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.