Landscape

[This is a guest post by Louise Brown]

When we booked our holiday to Wales, the first thing on the to-do list was a visit to the Oriel Ynys Môn on Anglesey, to see the collection of works by Kyffin Williams.

I'd first seen Williams's paintings on Antiques Roadshow and was immediately struck by his style, similar in some ways to some of my favourite 20th century artists, such as Paul Nash, Robert Bevan and Walter Sickert.

Hills Above Nant Peris by Kyffin Williams

Skip forward to the holiday and on a gorgeous, sunny day we headed to Portmeirion. As the tide went out, I looked out over the estuary and couldn't help but think about how perfect the view would be for a print by artist Ian Mitchell. Ian's distinctive landscapes have stayed with me ever since a friend posted a link on Facebook. I would love to own one but have been waiting to see one of a place that meant something to me.

Welsh prints by Ian Mitchell

I would love to have a Portmeirion view as an Ian Mitchell print.

Portmeirion by Simon Cope

When we got back to our cottage I had a look at Ian's website to see if he had already done any prints of the estuary at Portmeirion, only to see a front-page update about his current exhibition at Oriel Ynys Môn.

When we went to the gallery later in the week we got to see both Kyffin and Ian's works in the flesh. Lovely.

Plate. Shrimp. Plate of shrimp.