This week spring has sprung at Castle House! Cherry blossom and daffodils have bloomed in the museum garden. "This left-hand turning was the best of all our walks, for it led on to footpaths by spinneys, and in the spring a …

"Zennor, on the north coast of Cornwall, not far from St. Ives, was at that time a primitive and un-spoilt village. …The morning after our arrival, the humble Ned, to the surprise of Mrs. Griggs, appeared in white cord breeches and …

"Were I forced to make a choice between books and pictures in my home, without any hesitation I would say, “Give me the books”. This is no sudden decision, but a well-considered one. I could, if I had to, live without …

"First, Anarchist, height sixteen and a half hands the best I ever rode a bold, clever, un- assuming and well-mannered horse, with a calm outlook on life. All jumps came alike to him, and he never gave me a fall. …

"The floods were a great adventure while they lasted. How sure was I that I could paint all this sky and water! What pictures I set out to do ! Alas ! when I tried, the wide stretches of flood …

"IN between the spaces of life are a few landmarks which still show on the faint horizon of the past when one lies awake in the early hours, going far back in memory. These increase and surprise us as they …

"In an old set of volumes of the work of Robert Burns I found and read a chapter called “Fragment”. Burns, an artist in words, begins thus: “As I have seen a good deal of human life in Edinburgh, a …

"Norwich itself was then a beautiful place, and looked almost the same as it must have done in the days of Crome and Cotman. I now realise what a playground it was for the artist. No wonder it had its …

“Lavenham Horse Fair. What a sight! This famous fair of heavy draught-horses eclipsed anything of its kind I had ever seen. …We went from inn-yard to inn-yard, where straw lay strewn on the ground, and those well-fed, clean-shaven, purple-faced men already …

My very first lithographic performance was a fretwork design on stone. I scraped out a mistake, making a hole like a grave in the stone's surface. To my alarm, it was found out in the press room, a bare white …