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Memories of an artist at the edge of the world; Millet in Gruchy

Postcard of Jean Francoise Millet's home hameau de Gruchy in Normandy

First published 2 February 2019 North of Cherbourg, in the wild wide spaces of La Hague, a tiny hamlet nestles in the valley cut by La Pissotière*, a nastily named stream that travels all the way down to the sea. A child born here, long before cars and tarmac roads, lived in

Just a few more watercolours of Normandy by Gordon C. Home – guest artist blogger

Today our blogger is regular guest Gordon Cochrane Home.  A watercolour artist, traveller and writer, Gordon visited Normandy at the beginning of the 20th century. Gordon is sharing beautiful illustrations of Avranches, the river Seine, Lisieux, Coutances and Bayeux. These paintings first appeared in his book 'Normandy Illustrated, the Scenery & Romance

From Ohio to Isigny; the almost Impressionist life of Frank Myers-Boggs

Postcard view of the old fishing quarter at Isigny-sur-mer

When Frank Myers-Boggs returned to America after studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts Paris, he was excited to share the fresh new painting techniques he had learnt. Frank was mixing in the world of revolutionary artists Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Eugene Boudin, who influenced him but he was developing

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