Daffodils & Springtime in the Orchard Hardcover Journal — Harold Harvey Newlyn School Paintings

Harold Harvey (1874–1941) spent his entire career painting the light of Cornwall — and in Daffodils (c.1908–1915) and Springtime in the Orchard, he captured the Cornish spring with a luminosity and warmth that remains extraordinary more than a century later. The front cover reproduces Daffodils: women gathering golden blooms in a sunlit Cornish meadow, rendered with the impressionistic palette and plein air immediacy of the Newlyn School at its finest. The back cover presents Springtime in the Orchard: two girls among blooming apple trees, the distant sea visible through the blossom — a scene of innocence and wonder that embodies the pastoral beauty Harvey devoted his life to celebrating.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover lined journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: Approximately 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Nature lovers and garden enthusiasts celebrating the Cornish spring
• Admirers of British impressionism and the plein air tradition of the Newlyn School
• Gardeners, nature writers, and Anglophiles who want to carry the light of Cornwall wherever they go
• Lovers of Edwardian pastoral art and the quiet rhythms of rural English life
• Thoughtful gift for art collectors, nature writers, and lovers of the English countryside
• Anyone who finds poetry in spring’s first blooms and beauty in the everyday moments of rural life