A few years ago I attended a local talk about Spencer followed by a visit to the Memorial Chapel. Awesome is exactly the right word for those wonderful paintings, they root you to the ground and draw you in. Thank you for the reminder of his complicated life and his work, and I shall look out for the book. There is a lovely painting of his in the Ashmolean, the interior of a greenhouse. We haven't made it to Cookham yet, but perhaps we can fit it in this summer if the weather improves. I was surprised to find it is a round trip of about 100 miles from here in Oxfordshire but not a patch on your journey!
Enjoying this new communication, but perhaps you need to do a short one soon so that we don't always expect a chapter!
I think it's worth a trip to Cookham. It's a lovely walk along the river on a fine day. I think you would enjoy the book too. For me it really brought his story to life. I'm pleased you are enjoying my new format newsletter Diana. I'm still finding my way, but I'm enjoy putting more time into my writing. There's a shorter post on the way next week!
A few years ago I attended a local talk about Spencer followed by a visit to the Memorial Chapel. Awesome is exactly the right word for those wonderful paintings, they root you to the ground and draw you in. Thank you for the reminder of his complicated life and his work, and I shall look out for the book. There is a lovely painting of his in the Ashmolean, the interior of a greenhouse. We haven't made it to Cookham yet, but perhaps we can fit it in this summer if the weather improves. I was surprised to find it is a round trip of about 100 miles from here in Oxfordshire but not a patch on your journey!
Enjoying this new communication, but perhaps you need to do a short one soon so that we don't always expect a chapter!
I think it's worth a trip to Cookham. It's a lovely walk along the river on a fine day. I think you would enjoy the book too. For me it really brought his story to life. I'm pleased you are enjoying my new format newsletter Diana. I'm still finding my way, but I'm enjoy putting more time into my writing. There's a shorter post on the way next week!
A great read Gina. I will adding this book to my tbr list x
Thank you Pat. I think you'll enjoy the book