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GONE WEST
GONE WEST 1st March 2018 The Beast from the east has scuppered the opening tonight of Percy Kelly’s print show in the west.  The Reluctant Exhibitionist is hung and looks wonderful but it has become quite clear that weather conditions are against us. There isn’t much snow but the underlying ice is lethal.  So Theatre by the Lake have decided to cancel. It is too dangerous to be out driving in the dark under these conditions unless you really have to. Until we know what the weather is going to do next, they daren’t resch... Read More »»
IT’S OVER – FOR NOW ...
IT’S OVER – FOR NOW ... 19th February 2018 Overwhelming! This has moved me so much – I have felt the presence of the artist everywhere. Amazing; full of love, despair, truth, honesty, aspiration and an absolute joy to behold. Breathtaking. We have seen the beauty and truth he wanted us to see. Simply brilliant.  Just a few of the  comments in the Visitors Book at Tullie House Despite an extension of 3 weeks, the Percy Kelly retrospective exhibition at Tullie House was still busy all day yesterday – its last day - with a constant stream ... Read More »»
AN INVITATION
AN INVITATION 12th February 2018 AN INVITATION from Theatre by the Lake Keswick To celebrate our new exhibition we'd like to invite you to the opening of THE RELUCTANT EXHIBITIONIST Etchings, screenprints, lithographs by PERCY KELLY on Thursday 1st March at 6.30pm at THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK CA12 5DJ The exhibition runs from 2nd - 25th March 2018 Prints will be for sale with profits going to the theatre Please RSVP to Rachel.Swift@theatrebythelake.com by February 20th ... Read More »»
A BOUQUET FOR PERCY
A BOUQUET FOR PERCY 12th February 2018 With just 1 week to go before the end of the Kelly retrospective there has been no falling off of visitor numbers. The gallery tours on Saturdays have proved very popular and have, I hope, enhanced enjoyment of the exhibition. The last tour is next Saturday 2.00 – 3.00. It will be really sad to see it all come down. However the generous lenders to the show have now been without their paintings for more than 5 months and will be glad to get them back. But all is not lost. There is another Kelly... Read More »»
INTO EXTRA TIME
INTO EXTRA TIME 29th January 2018 So we’ve reached the designated end of the Kelly retrospective and entering 3 weeks of extension. The exhibition will now close on Sunday 18th February. People are still pouring in and they  are still getting very emotional about it all. Some are now on their 4th or 5th visit and still they come. It is overwhelming. The shop should be selling Percy Kelly paper handkerchiefs (I’ll keep that in mind for the next time!) Every time I go in Tullie House I steel myself for a big surprise.  There were ... Read More »»
AN APOLOGY
AN APOLOGY 18th January 2018 Due to a misunderstanding,  I wrote in my newsletter last week that the gallery tours at Tullie House on Saturdays January 27th, February 3rd, 10th and 17th @ 2.00 – 3.00 will be free of charge to annual ticket holders. This is not the case. I am told that a gallery tour is £7.50.  As Tullie House have made quite a few bookings already, I suggest you book well in advance to avoid disappointment!  Ring 01228 618718.  I sincerely apologise for giving you wrong information ...  ... and now for the ... Read More »»
GOOD NEWS ON A RAINY MONDAY
GOOD NEWS ON A RAINY MONDAY 15th January 2018 With visitor numbers exceeding all expectations, Tullie House has decided to extend the Kelly retrospective by three weeks to Sunday 18th February. Many thanks to the lenders who have agreed to share their paintings a bit longer. The Afternoon of Talks next Sunday has been completely booked up for some time with a long list of hopefuls on the reserve list.  As a small recompense I will be doing guided tours of the exhibition from 2.00 – 3.00 every Saturday afternoon from 27 January onwards until... Read More »»
AN AFTERNOON OF TALKS. SUNDAY 21ST JANUARY. 1.00 – 5.00
AN AFTERNOON OF TALKS. SUNDAY 21ST JANUARY. 1.00 – 5.00 2nd January 2018 The Percy Kelly Retrospective has but 4 more weeks to run and what a run it has been so far. Hundreds of people visited over the Christmas period and the visitors’ book is full of positive encouraging comments - some from people I know and some from  others who have just discovered Kelly. The shop is doing a wonderful job and keeps me busy rushing up to Carlisle with yet another car full of books etc. Don’t miss the final event – An Afternoon of Talks on 21st January which  begins at 1pm  in the... Read More »»
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ON THE SHORTEST DAY
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ON THE SHORTEST DAY 21st December 2017 It’s the shortest day today – things can only get brighter from now on. Over here in the North West we have managed to escape the snow  so far – we’ve only had a picturesque dusting on the tops. Nothing has deterred the people pouring into the Kelly Retrospective at Tullie House.   Everyone I meet is talking about it.  I have been stopped by people in the street, the supermarket, the cinema and theatre  to tell me they had no idea of the stretch of Kelly’s talent. Their eyes have been opened.  A... Read More »»
SPREAD THE WORD
SPREAD THE WORD 24th November 2017 Every time I walk in to Tullie House there are people I know. It’s never empty and it’s lovely to see people enjoying the exhibition.  There are so many familiar names in the visitors’ book that I wish I could be there all the time but it is physically impossible.  Of course everyone is coming to see the works of Kelly not me but I am hoping to get in to the exhibition at least most Saturdays until the end of January while the exhibition runs.  And how it runs!  Lovely comments appear in the vis... Read More »»