Portreath Art Exhibition

The Art Exhibition is an annual event and is always held the first week of August.  The Club members set up the Hall on Saturday and in the evening they have a Preview Night for friends and family.

On Sunday the Exhibits are free to view by the general public until the following Saturday evening when all is dismantled.

We popped in on Sunday to see mum-in-law Pam’s stand and I had a good look round while Mike and Hamish sat and waited for me.  Hamish was peeping at me through one of the chairs …

On Tuesday afternoon we were back again as Jo and Paul came down.  I’d seen a picture I really liked on Sunday and it was still in a browser on Tuesday.  When we got home I grabbed some money and nipped back to buy it before it disappeared!

It is a watercolour called ‘Wistful Gaze’ by Mandi Baykaa-Murray and it so reminded me of my Dales mare Meg that I just had to have it!

It was a very good Exhibition with some amazing work but unfortunately the sales were a little down this year.  One person who sold a picture was Pam who sold her painting of Glenfeadon Castle …

The Millennium Hall was filled with art work …

St Agnes Head

We wanted to go out for a walk this morning and thought we’d combine it with a trip for Pam.  The weather first thing was a bit damp but undeterred we set off for St Agnes Head with raincoats.  The nearer we got the better the weather became and we parked up under a blue sky.  There was a chap on the cliffs with his model plane …

We left Pam in the car with her paper and paints and we headed towards Wheal Coates.  It was lovely on the cliffs …

A short stop for photos …

Proof of where we were …

We left Mike sitting on a wall while we negotiated a very rough bit of the track as I wanted Simon to see the engine-house at Wheal Coates …

Then we returned to find him and walk back to the car …

Pam had been busy …

Sold!!

It is Art Exhibition time in Portreath and Pam has several paintings on display.  One of them has been sold and she is far too modest to blog it!  Well done Pam on selling ‘Summer Meadow’.

Artists in the Family

Our Christmas present from Pam this year was a lovely painting that she'd done of St Benet's Abbey in Norfolk ...

We received a Christmas email from Ken and Annette Lucas who live in Australia with this picture as an attachment ...

It was painted by Annette.

I found Ken by using Genes Reunited - we are third cousins. We met up with them in October 2005 when they came to the UK for a holiday and have kept in touch ever since. I know they drop in on my blog every now and again so 'Hi guys! Hope you don't mind me putting your lovely picture on here'.

Godrevy for Lunch

The RV is still at home waiting to have the speedo sorted and as it is a glorious day we decided to nip along the coast to a favourite spot - Godrevy. The fridge was raided, tea and coffee loaded, Pam (aka Grandma) was collected and off we went. The area is owned by the National Trust and during the summer season they open up a field to park in which overlooks the bay. After lunch we took Hamish for a run while Pam got out her palette and paper and chose her subject for today. We went to look down into the bay where the seals are usually resting on the sand ...

but at first glance it looked as if we were to be unlucky and there were none around. Then a head popped out of the water ...

We walked on over the top of the cliff looking down on the RV and where the artist was hard at work ...

This side has the lighthouse as a backdrop ...

The track leads down to a stile ...

and then it is across the field and back to see how the picture is progressing ...

Pretty good we thought ...

After a quick cuppa and a last look at the fantastic view ...

it was packing up time and the short trip back to Portreath.