Art, Fish and Sail
This talk looks at the broader relationship between art and the fishing industry in Cornwall. It is illustrated with the paintings of Newlyn School artists such as Walter Langley, Percy Craft and Stanhope Forbes alongside Falmouth painters such as C.N. Hemy, and H.S. Tuke and their love of sailing.
Cornish Art 1880 – 1940 
This lecture/ study day gives an overview of art in Cornwall from the late 19th century to the Second World War. With the Social Realism of artists such as Walter Langley and Frank Bramley who depicted life of the fishing community in Newlyn, to the fame and notoriety of Stanhope Forbes’ paintings, H. S.Tuke’s maritime work, as well as the magical, fantasies of Elizabeth Forbes, H. Meynell Rheam and T.C. Gotch. The importance of the Forbes School of painting is shown in the work of its students such as Dod and Ernest Procter. S.J.Lamorna Birch and the attraction for artists to the Lamorna Valley including Laura and Harold Knight and A.J.Munnings is also analysed here.
The Forbes School of Painting 1899 – 1941
In its forty two year existence over 200 artists went through the doors of the Forbes School in Newlyn. They were taught by Stanhope Forbes, whose own style and approach to painting was to influence his teaching along with his wives Elizabeth and then Maud Forbes. This lecture looks at Forbes’ work and that of some of his students, some came from as far as New Zealand for the experience, some were to become well know such as Dod and Ernest Procter and many of them were women.
The Sunshine Painter -
The Art and Life of Henry Scott Tuke
Famous for his paintings of Cornish beaches, ships and bathing boys, this talk maps the life story and follows the development of Tuke’s artistic career from his student years at the Slade, abroad in Italy and at Laurens’ Atelier in Paris, to election as a full member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1911 culminating in his election as a Royal Academician in 1914.
Under The Open Sky -The Paintings by Newlyn and Lamorna Artists (1880 - 1940)
This is an overview of the history of the Newlyn and Lamorna schools of painting. Where the artists studied, how they met, why they came to Cornwall to paint and how they made the Cornish landscape and its people famous throughout the Uk and the world. The Museums of Cornwall and Plymouth have some of the finest examples of these artists works which illustrate this talk.
Women Artists in Cornwall 1880 - 1940
Dame Laura Knight and Dod Procter, are two well known women artists to feature in the history of Cornish art. But there were many who came before and after them, who have been forgotten often because of their more famous husbands. This talk looks at the many women artists who came from as far as New Zealand to capture Cornwall’s charms.
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