Artist Fi Horner has used various
aspects of Whitworth
Hall, County Durham, as the inspiration for her most recent
paintings. Working in collaboration with Wendy, whose new novel Honesty's
Daughter is also inspired by this house and its unique garden, Fiona
has created a series of paintings using on-site work, photography and
painting to evoke the atmosphere, history and identity of this ancient
seat of the Shafto Family.
A collection of
Fiona's work will be featured in Bishop Auckland Town Hall's McGuinness
Gallery from August 26th until September 13th. The exhibition will include
Fiona's working drawings and
photographs as well as finished paintings which are available to buy.
Alongside the paintings will be extracts from Wendy's manuscripts and her finished
novel, Honesty's Daughter.
