Eden Valley Artistic Network (EVAN), which I’ve recently joined, is a group of artists and photographers based in the Lake District and Eden Valley.
Pictured, are two of my photographs to be included in the EVAN Remembered Exhibition, 11th November – 17th November, commemorating the Armistice Day Centenary. The photographs were made with a 100-year-old Vest Pocket Kodak camera and depict Crucifix Corner and Mouquet Farm on the Somme battlefield. Some of my Lake District photos have also been included in the Autumn Open Exhibition, 18th October – 9th November.
Both will be held at the EVAN Gallery, 4 Corney Place, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7PX. Showcasing a wide range of work from local artists the gallery and studios are open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am – 4pm.
For more information about the group’s artists and future events please click on this link: Eden Valley Artistic Network
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Looks interesting
I went to the autumn open exhibition preview, there’s a lot of great work in the gallery. Something like 60 artists have contributed.
That reminds me (you using old cameras)… my Dad’s just digging his old cameras. He’s found his old concertina-type fold-up one and somewhere, he has a Box Brownie. Do you know of anyone who might be interested in them (for a fee or otherwise) as I don’t really want them to be thrown out. Needless to say, at 90, and immobile, he’s not going to be using them again sadly 😦
Please don’t throw the cameras away Carol. I don’t have a Box Brownie and would be very interested in both cameras if your Dad no longer needs them. Will text you.
great – he won’t be using them again and I think he’s digging them out in part of the tidy up we’re trying to do!
Good luck, I hope it goes well
Thanks Barbara. 50 artists have their work on permanent display at the gallery and EVAN has 150 members. I’m pleased I joined the group, it’s great to see such a wide range of artwork and meet up with the people who created it.
Simon, if I lived in England I’d be there. The event sounds very interesting and your photos look intriguing.
Thank you Linda, it would be lovely to see you at the exhibition. You and Chris could sail across the Atlantic on your sailboat perhaps – there are good harbours at Maryport or Whitehaven 🙂
We’ll set out immediately!
I like to print and frame too. It is very satisfying to finalize an image for showing and sharing that way. Good luck with the exhibit!
Thank you Denise. I agree, it’s a lot of fun working from capture through to the final framed print. In this age of computers I think a framed print still has an incredible prescence. Some of these photos featured in a photography magazine back in 2016 but this is the first time they’ll be seen in a gallery setting.
What a great place to showcase your work. I hope the exhibition went well. I love that you work with all cameras like the Vest Pocket Kodak camera. It gives a very special feel.
Thank you Otto, I’m pleased to say the exhibition was well attended and a success. I really enjoyed working with the Vest Pocket Kodaks, although occasionally there were some issues with light leaks. One of the VPK cameras I have has two regimental numbers scratched into its casing. I did some research and discovered the numbers were issued to two soldiers who both served on the Western Front, so the camera may well have witnessed front line action.
That last bit of information makes the cameras even more interesting – of course.