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| The Beslie cards I still have |
When I was a child -- I'm talking about the first half of the Seventies -- I was a keen collector of cards and gif tags from Gallery Five, including those by Beshlie. Beshlie's exquisitely pretty and imaginative countryside scenes were entrancing as well as botanically accurate. She obviously had an intense love of nature. Beyond what could be inferred from her illustrations, I knew nothing else about her.
Amazingly, through a work connection, I'm now in direct contact with Beshlie and receive delightful letters from her every so often. How strange when different parts of your life link up like this -- and how lovely.
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| Beshlie Heron by Augustus John |
Beshlie was painted by Augustus John at least twice, towards the end of his career, and she has sent me this reproduction of one of his portraits of her. I believe it's in the National Gallery of Wales.
I sent Beshlie some printouts of all the nice things people were saying about her work online (she doesn't use the internet) and she's asked me to say on here that if anyone wants to get in touch with her, they can write to her c/o Cottage Books, Gelsmoor, Rempstone Road, Coleorton, Leics LE67 8HR.
