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Annabelle Hulbert: a look at the work of the Shaldon based artist
Just off the green in the middle of Shaldon village, neatly tucked away behind The London Inn, is Annabelle Hulbert’s Art Room. It is a space so richly scented with oil paint that I feel dizzy when I enter, and so filled with multicoloured artwork
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I Saw Solomon’s Seal by Endellion Lycett Green at the Tithe Barn at Thyme, Southrop
The Tithe barn at Thyme has become a well-known destination for contemporary art with a carefully considered art program curated in conjunction with leading art dealers and artists. The exhibition this summer will be a solo show by the contemporary
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Europe’s biggest moon meeting comes to Dumfries
Lunar scientists and experts from around the world are gathering in Dumfries & Galloway in June for Europe’s biggest ‘Moon-focused meeting’. The European Lunar Symposium, being held at the Crichton Campus in Dumfries from June 16 to 21, will attract
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How the historic Dumfries Savings Bank was transformed
Photographer Graeme Robertson has developed the Centre for Practised Arts (CPA) on Church Crescent as an “affordable, accessible, adaptable and inclusive” exhibition and event space. The 1847 building was originally the Dumfries Savings Bank, later
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The colourful work of pharmacist turned textile designer Jennie Fynn
Jennie Fynn loves colour. When we sit down to chat, she's wearing a boldly patterned blouse, with colours as bright as the smile she breaks into when she talks passionately about the textile design business she runs from her Liphook home. Brought
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The action packed art of Cotswold artist Jeremy Houghton
As a trapeze artist flies through the air, there is that magical moment when she lets go of the bar and is suspended in awesome pause before grasping the hands of her companion swinging towards her. It’s these fleeting moments of wonder that contemporary
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How childhood holidays at the Cornish seaside inspired artist Louise Bougourd
Cornwall has a long history of inspiring artists, and there are countless historic works associated with the county, from Turner’s sketches of 1811, to the social realism of Newlyn School painting to the abstract art of St Ives Modernism. What is wonderful
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I won Portrait Artist of the Year two years after quitting my job
When Wendy Barratt decided to follow her heart and pursue a life-long love of life drawing and portraiture, little did she realise it would bring her face-to-face with world-famous names - including Dr Jane Goodall - and result in a prestigious prize
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The stunning animal art of Dean Douglas
When Kristen and Karl Douglas decided they wanted a painting to brighten up the living room of their Urmston home, they had no idea how it would change their son’s life. Or their living room. That was in 2020 and Dean had worked a number of jobs
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60 years of the University of Cumbria's Brampton Road arts campus
As the Brampton Road arts campus of the University of Cumbria in Carlisle marks its 60th anniversary, Karen Jones, development manager at the Institute of Education, Arts & Society, looks back over its history and development The origins and how
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Buy the 200th issue of Dumfries & Galloway Life magazine
Every month we strive to bring you the best possible publication that will delight and inspire you, entertain and inform you, and that you will welcome as a trusted friend. For our 200th issue, we knew we had to bring you something even more special
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Yorkshire features three times in the National Restaurant Awards
Yorkshire has featured three times in this year’s National Restaurant Awards which showcases the very best restaurants throughout the UK. An elite panel of more than 200 British chefs, food writers, and restaurateurs have complied ‘The List’ which
