May missive.

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What a delight currently walking around seeing the trees breaking forth into leaf and blossom. I love the flowering of the Horse Chestnut … too many favourites to mention.

 

This thought leads me to reference our 2026 Day of Special Interest in November. On the first Monday, November 2nd.

“ The History of the Tree in Art: from Giotto to Klimt.”

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Our guest lecturer will be Clare Ford-Wille.

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We are now launching this event.  There will be three lectures.

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Lecture 1.  From Dead Trees to Living Trees in Medieval and Renaissance Art.

Lecture 2.  The Tree triumphant in 16th and 17th Century Painting.

Lecture 3.  The Diversity of the Tree in 18th and 19th Century Art.

 

Our day will follow the regular format. Coffee and biscuits will be served between the first and second lecture. A cold buffet lunch is offered between lectures two and three. As yet we cannot give a ticket price because our caterers are unable to tell us their charges for November. However, you can register an interest via our Special Events page, where you can also find further information about the three lectures, or, visit our desk at the back of the hall next lecture.

 

Monday May 18th. 2 pm.

“ Reading Pictures. Are you visually literate?”

John Ericson

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I look forward to seeing you at Heswall Hall on the 28th.

Judith Wheat