Tag: Cedric Morris

Esther Grainger, artist and activist

May 30, 2025 10 Comments
Esther Grainger, artist and activist

1 Introduction Around the turn of the century, when I was working in the National Library of Wales, I came across a smallish painting, in oil on board, called ‘Pontypridd at night’.  It struck me at the time as a bold and unusual work, and whenever I saw it I’d stand and admire it. From […]

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Cefn Bryn and the painters

May 1, 2020 3 Comments
Cefn Bryn and the painters

Looking out of the window of my lockdown attic, I’ve a south-west view of south Gower.  If I stretch my neck I can see the eastern end of the ridge of Cefn Bryn, the long sandstone backbone of the peninsula.  All through the bright days of April the sun has set, often spectacularly, on one […]

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