by Toni Watts | Mar 17, 2015 | Medieval Manuscripts, Out and About, Recent Work
The Luttrell Psalter is full of imaginative marginalia. Nevertheless, the simple image below remains one of my favourites and is one which I really enjoyed painting. I’m not at all sure about the purpose of the ‘golf clubs’ the shepherds are holding,...
by Toni Watts | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Out and About
Last weekend saw us up in Cumbria visiting Blackwell, an Arts and Crafts house around three miles from Windermere and one of our favourite places. What was the Arts and Crafts Movement? The Arts and Crafts Movement was basically a reaction to the...
by Toni Watts | Dec 12, 2013 | Blog, Out and About
Furness Abbey lies, abandoned in rain-drenched seclusion, in a valley in southern Cumbria. A vast expanse of red sandstone, it’s ruined now, of course. Some of the large church is still standing, but you can see the crack running up one of the walls. And you...
