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barnett freedman ... the subdued colours and textures of his work symbolized an already bygone age when i was a child ... now i can see him through "fresh" eyes ... with love and admiration ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_Freedman

the american magnum photographer bruce davidson's 1965 photographs of wales deserve some credit outside wales, wouldn't you agree ?

joan hassall ... you never heard of her ? me neither, but am i delighted to find her ? you bet !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Hassall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Pitter

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/hearts-desire-full-sleep/

i don't know if joan and ruth ever met, and until yesterday i never knew their names, but their clear strong minds still resonate ... i like ruth's declaration that she deprecated "slovenly obscurity"

whiteford lighthouse

https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/34289/details/whiteford-point-lighthouse