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referred to its "jewel-like intensity". She says of her work: "My inspiration comes from nature, particularly from
Gloucestershire, where I live, and Cornwall where the family have had many holidays. I paint what makes me happy. These fleeting moments are so precious- perhaps painting is a way of
264:" was the signal for a succession of new adventures, in which Georgina, whom Adamant habitually referred to as "Miss Jones" and failed initially to comprehend, was usually in tow. As Harper put it in 2006, "if you have Adam Adamant from 1902 presented to Georgina who is wearing a
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in London, and her father and grandfather, both surgeons, had encouraged her early interest in
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capturing them. Perhaps I also paint to compensate for a feeling of loss- the loss of innocence, the loss of childhood, and the increasing loss of our beautiful
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Juliet Harmer trained as a
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Harmer has written and illustrated several books, including four for children and an illuminated manuscript celebrating the healing properties of herbs and flowers.
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which to him is appalling, you immediately have a confrontation and it's amusing".
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