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Exeter Golf & Country Club, Topsham Road, Exeter EX2 7AE tel. 01392 874139
A full audience heard a fascinating pair of talks with an enjoyable lunch in between. The morning presentation was a history of the Royal Collection and the afternoon looked as a wide range of Royal Portraits. Click here to see some photographs.
There is a linked visit in March 2010 - Click here to see details.
St Cuthbert's Conference Centre, Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh
The study day followed the 'Origins and History of Landscape Painting' from early Christian paintings which show symbolic 'backgrounds' with no perspective and very precipitous mountains; to the age when artists became aware and were truly in awe of 'Nature'; through to the representational images of landscape which the impressionists artists and their followers explored. From Claude Lorraine, Poussin to Constable and Turner we saw how their art was to influence such people as Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin; the final artist discussed was Paul Nash, whose war landscapes from both World Wars are full of innovations for the future of landscape painting. From background to very much foreground the art of landscape painting proved to be a fascinating study subject and an enthusiastic audience of 119 thoroughly enjoyed a most entertaining and informative day. Click here to see some photographs.
This study day was partly sponsored by Bearns, Hampton and Littlewood, the Fine Art Auction House who brought a small selling exhibition of English Landscape paintings.
Exeter Golf & Country Club, Topsham Road, Exeter EX2 7AE tel. 01392 874139
Following this study day we are planning a tour to Sicily in May 2011. (see Tours page)
Mr. Davies is the Extra Mural Tutor for the London and the Open Universities, and an author, broadcaster and contributor to many radio and television programmes. With the large number and huge variety of churches in the South West this popular and well known Nadfas lecturer will deliver a lecture which will be of interest to us all.
by Ian Pickford
Exeter Golf & Country Club, Topsham Road, Exeter EX2 7AE tel. 01392 87413
Mr. Pickford will lecturer on 20th and 21st Century Domestic and Ecclesiastical silver. As a freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company, an adviser to the V&A, the National Trust and the Art Fund as well as being a key member of the Antiques Road Show, there is no one better than Mr. Pickford to talk on this fascinating subject.
Members are invited to bring a piece of modern silver with them and Mr. Pickford will talk about as many as he has time for.
Members may apply for tickets for friends, and non members are invited to ask for a ticket application form. Tickets cost £28 per head which includes lunch. All study days start with coffe.e/tea at 10.30am. The lecturer starts at 11am, and the day finishes at 3.30pm. There is good and free parking at each venue
For more details or to book a place on the above, please email Area Study Day Secretary Lady Anne Boles or write to her at Rydon House, Talaton, Exeter EX52RP (telephone 01404 850225)
If you are a regular attendee of SW Area Study Days, you will receive a ticket application form by post at your home address. If you would like to be added to this data base, please contact Lady Anne as above.
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