FASHION SHOW RAISES £3,000 FOR CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE

Yes the Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen staged a fashion show at the gallery last night (March 21st)

The models showed clothes from PHASE EIGHT (hers) and MOSS (his).

With all tickets sold and a waiting list established several weeks before the event, there was a happy atmosphere as our favourite compere DAPHNE SKINNARD left her BBC microphone for the evening to describe the garments in her distinctively light and entertaining style.

Organiser Jenny Hall had conjured up an amazing range of prizes which ensured that raffle tickets sold out completely.

A great evening

Here is Daphne Skinnard with microphone in hand, watching the models descend the staircase

JOSHUA REYNOLDS- THE TRURO CONNECTION!

Indeed indeed there IS a strong connection between Truro and Joshua Reynolds which your ignorant blogger had not realised until now.

Sir Joshua Reynolds was devoted to his niece THEOPHILA PALMER- he painted numerous portraits of her. In 1770 she moved into his London home where she acted as hostess and housekeeper- Reynolds being unmarried.
"Offy" as she was popularly known, was an artist herself.
In January 1781 she married Robert Lovell Gwatkin and moved away from the Reynolds house.

Where did she live?
Truro!
Certainly from 1783 until 1813 the Gwatkins resided at Killiow, that fine Georgian residence at Playing Place which was then newly constructed by Gwatkin himself.

Thus it is that there were Reynolds pictures hanging at Killiow, including that superb portrait of Offy reading (which does not look so good in the image I have attached)

SPRING SUNSHINE

RICHARD LANNOWE HALL: SURFERS AT THE END OF THE DAY

You might be glad of your wetsuit but the sun is shining on the patterns that ripple across the sand in Cornwall today.

Richard Lannowe Hall understands the processes of the ocean and his paintings have a depth which fascinates.
PATTERNS IN NATURE now showing at the Lander

NEW PATTERNS AT THE LANDER GALLERY

PATTERNS AT THE LANDER GALLERY

The Lander Gallery has been redecorated throughout- the colour is appropriately called CORNISH CLAY. All is freshness and light; Lander Classics has exchanged sides with Lander Today and there is a refreshing newness in the air.

PATTERNS IN NATURE is the theme on the modern side. Caroline Atkinson concntrates on the lines of the shadows cast by the grass at Lelant in the image shown here.  

Richard Lannowe Hall, Gordon Hunt, Celia Jayne and John Laver have also turned their attention to patterns in rocks, sand, trees and the world in general. Kevin Cooper’s framed prints arrange pictures into patterns.

The art of weaving is based on pattern and the Lander welcomes the imaginative woven pieces by Debbie Rudolph. Her scarves, bags and purses combine modern style with traditional patterns.

Silk also lends itself to patterns and we have exquisitely decorated scarves and wraps by Claire Armitage.

The jewellery and ceramics have all moved too- Lynda Styles shows some colourful wall hanging plaques.

On the CLASSICS side there are the impressive portraits of the first and second Thomas Carlyon of Tregrehan at St Austell. These historically important portraits have been brought back to Cornwall by the Lander Gallery, having stayed in the Carlyon family but out of the county for many years. Our own research has discovered that the earlier of the two portraits dates from about 1680 and is by John Riley- who painted Charles ll and James ll and was Court Painter to William and Mary. This is an exceptionally fine portrait in impressive condition. Here is a rare chance to acquire two significant paintings from Cornish history.

You will be very welcome if you call at the Lander.

Some of the works are on our website www.landergallery.co.uk 

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