Just arrived back from St. Ives last night. I'd like to thank Geri for her hospitality, and the two local artists Shelly Tregoning and Jules Greaves, who's show Bound Boxed Withheld was on at the Salthouse when I visited, for their gracious advice and insights about advertising a show. I used their knowledge to distribute all the posters and leaflets, paying attention to the areas they advised I entice most. I have all the information on all the other galleries, if anyone wishes to send them a catalogue then you can contact me by email and I'll forward that information to you.
Artist Profiles 7 Regina Halpin Weber 1. What is your favourite work of art? On a visit to The National Gallery of Ireland when I was a teenager, I came upon The Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Sir Frederic William Berton, and was captivated immediately. Up until then, (and still sometimes today), I felt intimidated by art and artists. I hadn’t been allowed to do art in secondary school as the class was over subscribed and the teachers felt I would do as well at Music. Not true, as I am tone deaf! I loved drawing and sketching but shied away from it because of subliminal messages of not being artistic enough. Seeing ‘The Meeting’, changed that for me. Here was something I could understand and identify with. My teenage heart broke with the doomed romance of the whole scene. The tragedy of the ill-fated lovers, Helliel and Hildebrand immediately appealed to me. The rich colouring and detail brought the medieval portrait to life, and their story, il