Yew Tree Gallery

In a fine location on the coast road from St Ives, this longestablished gallery shows exhibitions of contemporary fine & applied art ~ often themed around the tenor of the times. Visits to our current show are welcome ~ by appointment, to be extra safe. A virtual tour is visible via the website. ‘GREEN & FRUITFUL ~ WILD & WET’ now open to 20th July, explores these aspects of nature through broad brushstrokes in paintings by FIONA MILLAIS, delicate illustrative watercolours by JUDITH GLOVER, wall-hung and free-standing willow work by LIZZIE FAREY, sculptures in mixed metals & gold leaf by TREVOR JENNINGS, joyfully colourful ceramics by SOPHIE MacCARTHY, figurative sculpture by master ceramicist JOHN MALTBY, ingenious automata by ESTHER SMITH & jewellery in mixed metals by KATE RHODES. Extra treats are precious jewels by GUY ROYLE, beaded necklaces by RITA SERES, slipware pottery by NIGEL LAMBERT and JUDITH ROWE and ceramics by JILL FANSHAWE KATO. Stroll through the gardens to see sculpture by REECE INGRAM and HELEN NOCK & enjoy the tranquillity and the sea views. ‘SEEING THE LIGHT’ follows from 6th September ~ 30th October, beautifully interpreted in lustrous ceramics by SUTTON TAYLOR, oils by MICHAEL SHEPPARD, jewellery by SARAH DREW with watercolours by SAUL CATHCART & LESLEY BIRCH, stoneware ceramics by LAUREL KEELEY and glass by SANDERS & WALLACE.

Keigwin, nr .Morvah & Pendeen, TR19 7TS T: 01736 786425 W: www.yewtreegallery.com OPEN by appointment Tues-Sat

Images from Left to Right: top ~ Tipping Wild – Fiona Millais; CODA - Trevor Jennings; Tread Lightly – Judith Glover. Bottom Row: Leaves & Seeds – Lizzie Farey; Red Bottle - Sutton Taylor Scatter & Flow – Sophie McCarthy.

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Laura Knight (4th August 1877 – 7th July 1970)

A notable and historical art figure, Laura Knight’s remarkable career in what was a male-dominated art establishment made her a role model for many women artists. A painter of figurative, realist tradition and Impressionism styles, Knight was the first woman elected to full membership of the Royal Academy in 1936 and a prominent member of the Newlyn School of Painters. Primarily, she was known for her paintings that captured the world of theatre and ballet, as well as her work as a war artist during the Second World War. Laura Knight’s connection to art first took hold when she was just thirteen. Her mother, Charlotte Johnson, was a part-time tutor at the Nottingham School of Art and had managed to enrol Laura for free. At the age of just fifteen, Laura took over her mother’s teachings after Charlotte was diagnosed with cancer and sadly passed away from the illness. After leaving Nottingham School of Art, Laura continued to give private lessons. It was a difficult time, as Laura and her sister Evangeline Agnes, lived alone with very little money, their sister and both their grandmothers having also died. Laura met Harold Knight, a promising seventeen-year-old student at the School of Art whose technique inspired Laura. Their friendship would go on to blossom into a romance and they married in 1903. The couple moved to Cornwall in 1907, initially staying in Newlyn before settling in the Lamorna. During their time in Cornwall, Laura spent her summer working on the beaches at Newlyn capturing groups and individuals, exploring a more Impressionist style and working en plein air, the resulting works were great successes. Her later compositions of women, often nude, in the open air about the local coast would cause some controversy, however the landowner of Knight’s painting locations, Colonel Paynter of Boskenna, fully supported her and allowed her and many other artists to paint freely. Laura and Harold Knight’s travels and expeditions continued both throughout the UK and America, Laura working extensively within the ballet industry as an artist as well an artist intrinsically drawn to capturing humanitarian issues and everyday scenes in her unique and mesmerising style. She died in July 1970, aged 92, at London, nine years after Harold who passed in 1961.