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Hannah St Claire's avatar

Tolkien, Ruskin, Mason, and Allingham all in one article! This was a treat to read. Thank you for sharing. I’m going to look into getting some of Allingham’s work into my school curriculum. I work at a classical Christian school and we are Charlotte Mason-art study lovers!

Vincent Shaw's avatar

Hi Hannah, you are most welcome and I am so glad you liked it. If you want the higher resolution images then let me know and I’ll get them over to you.

Hannah St Claire's avatar

That would be wonderful!

Vincent Shaw's avatar

Hi Hannah. I’ve sent a zip file through to you via email. Alll the best.

Rachelle Peterson's avatar

Have you considered reaching out to a publisher about bringing out a set of Helen Allingham prints for picture study?

Vincent Shaw's avatar

Hi Rachelle. I’ll do some digging and see if it’s viable. thanks for the idea.

Judith Jewer's avatar

Thank you so much for this Vincent. I particularly love this following paragraph from your post:

"We dismiss the things that are closest to us. We overlook the art that looks like life. We assume that beauty must be dramatic or exotic or difficult to be worth our attention, and in doing so, we lose sight of the beauty that is right in front of us, the beauty of an old cottage, a well-tended garden, a child playing by a gate."

I have seen this too. Thank you ...

Vincent Shaw's avatar

Hi Judith. Not at all, you are very welcome and I am so glad you enjoyed the article.

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Hi Aryanna. Thank you so much for restacking, very kind of you. Best wishes Vincent