Henry needed money and the monasteries represented the largest source of untapped wealth available to the monarch and self-appointed head of the state religion.
This work of historical fiction is set during the time immediately after the death of King Henry VIII’s third–and most beloved–of his six wives, Jane Seymour, in childbirth when she bore Henry’s only male heir.
GLASTONBURY TOR PAINTING FREE
And only those who forgive are free to receive forgiveness.”’ This gentle truth haunts the young hero, Colin, as he flees Wales for the abbey at Glastonbury after trying to kill his own father who he blames for the death of his beloved mother. In the words of a dying abbot, ‘“…’tis a curious thing: Only those who are forgiven are able truly to forgive. And only those who forgive are free to receive forgiveness.”’ This gentle truth hau Perhaps the finest novel I’ve ever read about the Reformation, LeAnne Hardy manages to weave an incredibly suspenseful coming-of-age tale which also depicts the travesty of the dissolution–sacking-of the English Benedictine monasteries and yet teaches an unforgettable conundrum about forgiveness as well. Painted in acrylic on canvas.Perhaps the finest novel I’ve ever read about the Reformation, LeAnne Hardy manages to weave an incredibly suspenseful coming-of-age tale which also depicts the travesty of the dissolution–sacking-of the English Benedictine monasteries and yet teaches an unforgettable conundrum about forgiveness as well. My art is always uploaded to flickr under a creative commons license, there are VERY FEW RESTRICTIONS FOR ITS USE.īelow is a small selection of some of my favourites on-line past and present.Ī fine watercolour painting which captures the feel of this fascinating place.īelow is a delightful painting of Glastonbury Tor included in a recent exhibition by artist Angela Morley. Yes I could include a link but in my experience few people click links without seeing an image first. Most if not all have disabled downloading the photos of their painting. I would like to show more work of other artists here on this blog and in today’s post, such as artists on flickr but sadly there is not one painting of Glastonbury Tor or any paintings of the area that are not copyrighted “All rights reserved”. You can view all the above images and others by visiting my Flickr Photo from other artists Sadly the Holy Thorn tree, an important religious symbol, was hacked down during December 2010 by an act of mindless vandalism. I have not included the houses that obscure the view. Painted in acrylic on canvas this is a simplified scene of Glastonbury Tor from Wearyall hill and the Holy Thorn tree.
Painted in acrylic on canvas from a photograph and imagination
The above view of the Tor was painted from a photograph with some of the buildings in the background excluded. The paintings were painted a few years ago now and it has been seven years since I last visited this ancient and fascinating town steeped with history, legend and mythology. I have visited Glastonbury many times and have a certain affinity for this locality and often when returning home felt the need to paint scenes from the area, most particularly the iconic Tor. It is supposed to be painted in the impressionist style though it is more like Naive art perhaps? Whatever I did this recently trying to get to grips with painting on Bamboo paper with acrylicsīelow are some older paintings of mine the subjects of which are Glastonbury Tor and Wearyall hill. The following painting is of a blossom tree with Glastonbury Tor in the distance.
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