Great Escape Art

THE SQUARE GALLERY The Square Gallery has a Poprawski, Carol O’Toole and reputation for showing original Jilly Ballantyne. art, lovingly collected and From the smallest card to the assembled. largest painting, The Square It celebrates the differences in Gallery likes to encourage each artist’s approach and there the artists with confidence, is an array of paintings, prints, enthusiasm and discernment. ceramics, textiles, jewellery and The result is a lively and exciting artefacts that inspire, intrigue mix of work in a friendly space. and provoke a response. The gallery embraces how Top left: ‘Trawlers‘ by Robin artists develop as well as Leonard. welcoming new exhibitors, Top right: ‘St. Anthony’s pines’, enjoying their progress and Diane Hadden. success. Artists include Rosie Bottom: ‘A field I know’ Vicki Gillow. Scott, Robin Leonard, Lynn Golden, Kirsten Jones, Jenny The Square Gallery, Buckingham, Trevor Price, Philip 5 The Arcade, Saint Mawes, Truro Lyons, Jane Winton, Lesley TR2 5DT Holmes, Dan Cole, Vicki Gillow, T: 01326 270720 Kieth Bunt, Sally Spens, Mark W: www.thesquaregallery.co.uk

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LAMORRAN GARDENS

Small, but perfectly formed, Lamorran Gardens is tucked away in one of South Cornwall’s most idyllic spots, overlooking St Mawes to St Anthony’s Headland. Protected from the worst of Cornwall’s frostier months, Lamorran is a haven for plants and flowers of subtropical species to flourish. The gardens four acres are covered with trees, including over 200 palm trees originating from 40 different species. Of course, one of Lamorran’s most recognisable features is its picturesque Temple, a pavilion type structure overlooking the ocean, covered by a canopy of trees and plants. Due to the location of the gardens, access can only be reached through a series of small and variously located steps, making it unsuitable for those in wheelchairs or those with limited mobility. However, the top of the gardens offers a beautiful terrace where visitors can enjoy the views with a tea or coffee.

The gardens are open twice a week from the beginning of April until the end of September on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10am to 5pm. www.lamorrangardens.co.uk

TRELISSICK GALLERY Trelissick Gallery opened its doors to our Spring Exhibition on 25th January. This wonderfully vibrant and fresh exhibition runs until 19th April. This exhibition includes Linda Styles’ extraordinary ceramics, Geraint Wilton’s stunning furniture, Corinne Carr’s irresistible knitwear and Heather Frary’s beautiful stain glass. Trelissick House CCA members were invited by the National Trust to celebrate 125 years of the National by producing a piece of work inspired by the National Trust and all it stands for. This glorious exhibition opened in Trelissick House on the 14th March and runs until 15th November. Well worth a visit.

Trelissick Gallery Trelissick Gallery, Trelissick, Feock, Truro, Cornwall TR3 6QL T: 01872 864514 E: elinor@cornwallcrafts.co.uk W: www.cornwallcrafts.co.uk cornwallcrafts cornwall_crafts

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William Ayerst Ingram (27th April 1855 - 20th March 1913)

Born in Twickenham, as a young man William Ayerst Ingram initially started a career as a businessman and it wasn’t until later that he began to explore his artistic side, studying under A. W. Weedon, a landscape painter based in London, and John Steeple, also a landscape painter. He went on to set up his own studio in Chelsea and travel extensively, including several trips to Australia, and would go on to become the Royal British Colonial Society of Artists’ president in 1888. Primarily working in watercolour and oil, Ingram’s work consisted of outdoor scenes, particularly seascapes and landscapes and had a penchant for capturing tumultuous seas. In 1882, Ingram moved to Cornwall and settled in Falmouth. He soon involved himself in the Newlyn School of Art, befriending the likes of Laura and Harold Knight. In 1894, Ingram along with two fellow artists and god friends, Jack Downing and Henry Scott Tuke, established the Falmouth Art Gallery and from 1902 to 1904 he would also act as the Vice President of Falmouth’s Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. His worldly travels often influenced his works and today collections of Ingram’s works can be found in galleries in London, Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall. Ingram would remain in Falmouth as a prominent figure of its art community, residing with his wife May Martha Fay at Tregurrian until 1911. He died at aged 57 in 1913 in Falmouth.

Image: ‘The Home Port, Falmouth’, William Ayerst Ingram. Falmouth Art Gallery