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South Hams Art JOHN HURFORD : Nature Paintings


ohn Hurford’s wild botanical paintings are a riot of colour. Full of beautifully drawn


flowers and plants which intertwine across the canvas, some in glorious bloom, others slightly decaying around the edges, you are drawn into a world of magic and mystery. Every time you look, you will see something different: a small bird suddenly appears, peeking out


from behind a leaf; a fat bumble bee burrows ever deeper into the folds of a wild rose; delicate gossamer wings appear in the background – or perhaps they are the bones of a small animal, bleached by the sun. In the 1960s John Hurford was a leading Psychedelic Artist who inspired a generation of young people with his beautiful and completely original illustrations for


by Catherine Gillen FROM THE BROWNSTON GALLERY, MODBURY


underground publications such as Oz, International Times and Gandalf’s Garden, as well as a host of record labels and covers. Today, inspired by the lush


countryside and overgrown hedgerows surrounding his farmland home in North Devon, he is captivating a new audience with these glorious, sumptuous canvases.


John Hurford - Bee Fly


JOHN HURFORD


NATURE PAINTINGS 7 - 22 JULY 2017


thebrownstongallery art prints


sculpture jewellery www.thebrownstongallery.co.uk


36 Church Street, Modbury, Devon PL21 0QR tel - 01548 831338


John Hurford - Dung Fly


“John Hurford: Nature Paintings” is on at The Brownston Gallery, Modbury from 9th


to 22nd July. Private View Thursday 6th July.


Contact the gallery for further information.


The Brownston Gallery, Modbury PL21 0QR • t: 01548 831338 • www.thebrownstongallery.co.uk


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