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A far happier tale involves the Mermaid of Zennor in Dressed as an elegant lady, she visited Zennor church, where she became entranced by chorister Matthew Trewhella's fine singing voice. Revealing her secret, she invited Matthew to join her in a life beneath the waves

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2022-02-22

Tristan and Isolde is about the illicit love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde. Tristan escorts Isolde from Ireland to marry his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. They ingest a love potion on the journey and fall madly in love.

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2022-02-11

A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach (1884-5) by Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947). Plymouth Art Gallery. The work was probably painted on the beach near the old medieval harbour of Newlyn in Cornwall.

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2022-01-28

Looking over Port Isaac, Cornwall. Acrylic, charcoal and pastel on 40x40cm board.

This is one of my favourite places to view the stunning sea bed at Port Isaac, looking from the

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2022-01-17

Williams Shaft, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Identified by the Industrial Railway Society. Postcard photo.

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2021-12-06

Our from our Christmas exhibition by artist John Dyer is of the landscape and village of Zennor. 'Magical Night, Zennor ' is a 24x36 inch painting. Discover more about the painting and how it celebrates View & buy online: https://t.co/pdSdovIBWO

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2021-11-28

Stanhope Forbes was born in Belfast in 1847 and died in Newlyn in 1947. 'A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach' debuted in 1885 and was a huge hit, leading other artists to congregate in Newlyn. Forbes became the leader of the 'Newlyn School' art colony on the coast of Cornwall.

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2021-10-13

We draw whatever the weather! Storm Alex hit during StreetDraw24 2020 and was one of over 100 artists who did not let that stop her! Her pictures helped us raise funds to help support people facing homelessness here in Cornwall. See you out there later!

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2021-10-08

First thing I’ve drawn since we’ve moved down to Cornwall. My cat Beryl, dressed as a cowgirl with a rope saying “meowdy” - is it obvious works a bit slow for me at the moment?

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2021-09-28

ART BY BADMIN S R - MOUSEHOLE HARBOUR - CORNWALL.

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2021-09-24

Painting summer memories before fall is fully here🎨This one is inspired from a trip last month to the beautiful Cadgwith Cove in Cornwall. Loved exploring the coastal trails in particular and all the views from there! 😍✨#kidlitart

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2021-09-11

King Arthur.
Tingagel.
12x10inch canvas board.
The scupture is on the cliffs of Tintagel

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2021-08-16

SKILLYWIDDEN The wonderful name of a Pixie caught by a farmer in Trerbridge in It is one of only a few captured fae that have ever been documented; recorded in Hunt's Popular Romances of the West of England, 1865 🎨Cornish Piskies Brian Froud

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2021-08-12

Trebarwith Beach. . . Cornwall. . . A5: Pen & watercolour drawing. . .

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2021-08-03

Crackington Haven. . . Cornwall. . . A5: Pencil and watercolour drawing. . .

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2021-08-02

Get ya pencil case out!

Trelill. . . Cornwall. . . A5: Pen and watercolour drawing. . .

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2021-08-02

New painting from my residency here at
Mixed media on board focusing on a storm battered hut in

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2021-06-08

"Since retiring I have taken up painting more seriously and now live in rural Somerset, surrounded by the beauty of Exmoor and the Quantock Hills. I also paint seascapes, inspired by the coasts of Devon and Cornwall."

Barry Hibbert: https://t.co/9m4MgRwtTW.

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2021-05-02

Spriggans are small, ugly, malicious fairies in Cornwall. They guard treasure, steal babies and leave changelings behind, ruin crops, and attack those who spy on them. Said to be the ghosts of giants, they can swell to enormous size.

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2021-04-15