♔’Fair Maids Of February’- Edith Holden
‘Fair Maids Of February’ Edith Holden- ‘The Country Diary Of an Edwardian Lady’ Continue reading ♔’Fair Maids Of February’- Edith Holden
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♔’Another Walk in the Snow’-Dee Nickerson
Born in South Norfolk, from an early age Dee found excitement, and escapism in making and looking at art. Dee explores themes of living in the countryside, and in activities she enjoys such as sewing, cycling, being out and about … Continue reading ♔’Another Walk in the Snow’-Dee Nickerson
♔Silver Moonlight 1880- John Atkinson Grimshaw
Silver Moonlight 1880 (Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate)- John Atkinson Grimshaw- The Victorian artist who mastered the night. Grimshaw was a self-taught artist who worked in the … Continue reading ♔Silver Moonlight 1880- John Atkinson Grimshaw
♔Frozen Out -George Dunlop Leslie
Frozen Out, (1866) by the Victorian English Landscapes and genre painter, George Dunlop Leslie. Leslie came from a family of artists: his father was notable genre painter Charles Robert Leslie and along with fellow artist James Hayllar, they painted Queen Victoria for her Golden Jubilee in 1887. Leslie was also an author and had several books published. Our river (1888), Letters to Marco (1893) and Riverside letters (1896) were all illustrated by him in black and white, and based on personal observations of life and nature in his local area. He also wrote a history of the early years of … Continue reading ♔Frozen Out -George Dunlop Leslie
♔The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady
First published in 1977, The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady quickly became an International best-seller, by 2000 it had sold more than six million copies. Continue reading ♔The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady
Claude Monet ‘The Thames below Westminster’,1871.The Thames and the Houses of Parliament, London.Oil on Canvas. National Gallery, London. “People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love.” ~Claude Monet. facebook.com/tqe100 Continue reading
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