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ANON 3. BUY A PIECE OF ORIGINAL ART FOR CHRISTMAS.
ANON 3. BUY A PIECE OF ORIGINAL ART FOR CHRISTMAS. 31st October 2021 In my 25 years at Castlegate House, I twice before put on a fund raising exhibition called ANON in which artists, actors and celebrities were given a piece of card, asked to paint or draw on it and sign it on the back. This was then placed in a cd case and mounted patchwork style on the wall and people were invited to come and purchase at a fixed price without knowing whose work it was – a bargain price in most cases – and all the proceeds went to Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. People still tal... Read More »»
KELLY IN COCKERMOUTH
KELLY IN COCKERMOUTH 31st August 2021 The last 2 months have been crazy.  The ending of lockdown opened the floodgates and I now have 3 projects on the go plus an exciting possibility. I began another video but another coincidence popped up which I will add when it has happened. It will round it off very neatly I’ve just acquired 3 PK sketches of Cockermouth which I’ve loaded on to the web site www.percykelly.co.uk. 2 are based in the  vicinity of All Saints church and the other in Gallowbarrow looking towards Wordsworth House wher... Read More »»
PERCY'S DAY OUT.
PERCY'S DAY OUT. 23rd July 2021 Sorry for the Radio silence and the lack of another new video. It is work in progress!  There is just so much exciting stuff  happening  here at the moment it is difficult to keep all the balls in the air. I also have a list of at least 20 video stories to make but am saving them for darker days and/or the next lockdown whichever comes first. (sorry that’s my pessimism showing) In my last newsletter a few  weeks ago I told you there were just 2 of the 10 x 10- Kelly charity charcoals left.  The... Read More »»
A QUICK UPDATE ON THE 10 X 10
A QUICK UPDATE ON THE 10 X 10 9th June 2021 I only saw 2 people in person this weekend  (Sad isn't it?) but there was a massive response to the  10  little charcoals. My in-box soon filled up and 8 out of the 10 soon sold along with quite a few paintings and drawings from the web site and beyond. Sadly lots of you wanted the same ones so I took  them  in the order they dropped in the box. There are now just 2 left as you will see on www.percykelly.co.uk in works for sale ; number 1 is marked Pardshaw in Percy's handwriting so it was easy... Read More »»
TEN FOR TEN
TEN FOR TEN 3rd June 2021 TEN BY TEN Many years ago I bought a folder of 10 small 7 x 5 inch charcoals from Percy Kelly’s son Brian who found it in Pear Tree Cottage after his father’s death in 1993. Inspired by a Keswick man, Duncan Booth who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2010 aged 39 and who has bravely raised a large amount of money for research into this cruel  incurable disease, I’ve decided to  sell them for this good cause. (my partner Michael also has MS so I know what life changing havoc it causes).... Read More »»
SHEILA FELL'S CUMBERLAND
SHEILA FELL'S CUMBERLAND 22nd April 2021 SMALL PLEASURES ... Hello everybody. Hope you’re all well, vaccinated and enjoying this glorious sunshine. We ventured into the wild yesterday  -  I never imagined B&Q in Penrith could be so exciting  - I even put earrings in and a bit of lippy!  How the world has changed – and our perception of it. The latest video is now available on YouTube. Click on  https://youtu.be/q0cEHXCFNZI   It’s titled SHEILA FELL’S CUMBERLAND and  it is the story of a painting by Sheila Fell RA. Having made videos ... Read More »»
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL More.
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL More. 13th March 2021  Here are the next 2 images ... Read More »»
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL 13th March 2021 Just to let you know that I have put 7 new small Percy Kelly works on the web site www.percykelly.co.uk in the section marked  FOR SALE   I have attached them here in 4 groups so that you can see them framed and in proportion to each other. (I hope this works in this mail out – not sure I can send 4 in this system but I’ll have a go!)    Note that I have left the framer’s protective film round the frames to protect them.  Individual images are on the web site. Kelly signed very few of his work... Read More »»
LINE OF BEAUTY – THE MOVIE!
LINE OF BEAUTY – THE MOVIE! 8th March 2021 LINE OF BEAUTY – THE MOVIE! A year ago, March 2020, I was busy working my way through a large heap of books in readiness for chairing and speaking at Words by the Water our annual Literature Festival based in Theatre by the Lake in Keswick.  But we’d just heard that the dreaded corona virus had reached the UK. The festival took place and the country locked down at the end of the month. We had no idea then that we would still be in lockdown this spring and for the first time in 20 years the fest... Read More »»
KAREN WALLBANK: Hill farmer and painter
KAREN WALLBANK: Hill farmer and painter 5th February 2021 I’ve just launched another video on YouTube   dhttps://youtu.be/2p0oP7hWfrY.   This one – the 7th -  is about Karen Wallbank who turned down her place at Goldsmiths College of Art to marry a hill farmer on the Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire borders. I found her in October 1987 just months after I opened the gallery. I had a strong feeling she didn’t want to be found that first time  – her directions were minimal  and the farm was fog bound and isolated.  I nearly gave up. We are both glad I pers... Read More »»