Artist Anthony Garratt – who will lead an art course on Tresco – paints one of the island’s beaches
PHOTOGRAPHS: RICHARD BROOMHALL, MIKE GARLICK, MCPHERSON STEVENS, JONATHON WATKINS
No sooner has the final wild Atlantic gale of winter blown through than the first hints of summer arrive in the Isles of Scilly. The UK’s most southerly outcrop is known for its sparkling light, white-sand beaches, heather-clad granite headlands and exotic foliage sprouting from all sheltered spots. The island of Tresco offers vivid and varied enough environments to inspire an expressive contemporary landscape painter like Anthony Garratt, who is among a selection of British artists due to lead painting courses here throughout the warmer months. The courses are arranged by the Newlyn Art School and suit amateur artists of all experience levels. Make your own attempt to capture tiny 2.2-mile-long Tresco’s bays, ruins and Abbey Gardens on canvas, before taking a boat trip to a neighbouring island, exploring the extensive art collection at the Flying Boat Club & Spa, and comparing your efforts to those of coastal artists for sale in Tresco’s gallery.
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