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Category Archives: Art and Artists

A Moment of Clarity

The story of a holiday, an accident, a hospital, a chance trip to a cathedral and a moment of clarity.

Posted byJohn Bostock23rd Aug 2024Posted inArt and Artists, Life on the Edge, Local History, Psychology, religion4 Comments on A Moment of Clarity

Painting in Wool

The extraordinary life of John Craske, a fisherman who, following debilitating illness, sought meaning in his life through painting and embroidery

Posted byJohn Bostock20th Apr 202420th Apr 2024Posted inArt and Artists, Uncategorized5 Comments on Painting in Wool

A Trip to Sainsbury’s

A visit to an inspirational Art Gallery and a story of the transformational and healing power of art.

Posted byJohn Bostock28th Jul 202328th Jul 2023Posted inArt and Artists, CeramicsTags:Art, Ceramics, Sainsbury Centre, UEA5 Comments on A Trip to Sainsbury’s

Rocks in the Landscape

The story of a unique garden with a history involving Pennsylvania, ancient rocks and a cast of poets , writers and artists.

Posted byJohn Bostock27th Aug 202211th Sep 2023Posted inArt and Artists, Local HistoryTags:Bloomsbury, Penns Rocks, Pennsylvania, Quakers, The WealdLeave a comment on Rocks in the Landscape

The Ghosts of Lamb House

The Ghosts of Lamb House in the Medieval Town of Rye

Posted byJohn Bostock26th Mar 2022Posted inArt and Artists, Life on the Edge, Tales of Hastings and St Leonards, Writing and Writers3 Comments on The Ghosts of Lamb House

The Boy who Loved the Sea

When Paula Rego brought her stories to Hastings

Posted byJohn Bostock17th Feb 202217th Feb 2022Posted inArt and ArtistsTags:Art, Hastings, Hastings Contemporary, Paula Rego1 Comment on The Boy who Loved the Sea

Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside

The story of how the Pre-Raphaelite artists were inspired by Hastings and the surrounding countryside.

Posted byJohn Bostock30th Nov 202130th Nov 2021Posted inArt and Artists, Tales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Edward Lear, Hastings, Holman Hunt, Lizzie Siddal, Millais, Pre-Raphaelite, Rossetti, St Leonards1 Comment on Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside

A Visit to the Temple of Art

A flying visit to the National Gallery in London

Posted byJohn Bostock28th Sep 202128th Sep 2021Posted inArt and ArtistsTags:Art History, National Gallery, RenaissanceLeave a comment on A Visit to the Temple of Art

Leftovers – The Art of Tal R

The World of the Danish artist Tal R and his 2019 Exhibition in Hastings Contemporary

Posted byJohn Bostock3rd Mar 20213rd Mar 2021Posted inArt and ArtistsTags:Art, Denmark, Hastings Contemporary, Tal RLeave a comment on Leftovers – The Art of Tal R

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