A COLLECTION of some 150 scenes of Tenby from many local artists is being held in Tenby Museum next month.

The exhibition of art from the collection of Jan Regemortel will run from March 9-April 16.

Mark Morris captures the business of St George Street, while his study of The Candy and the seated figures in High Street is perhaps the essence of Tenby in the summer.

Naomi Tydeman’s pictures with a silver trail of St Catherines at night has a feeling of walking into enchantment.

Bert Evans oils with figures in Tenby streets have such energy and vitality.

Watercolour is the medium Peter Cronin favours and Tudor Square in the rain is very evocative, as in Simon Jones’ watercolour of the Five Arches.

The harbour, of course, is a favourite with so many artists, and there are a number of harbour views, all of them different – pen and ink, acrylic, oil, watercolour, linoprint, etching and pastel – all demonstrating Tenby’s centre.

Some of the pictures are vintage showing Tenby in former times; the earliest being a work by Samuel Philip Jackson painted in 1963.

Others are nationally-accredited artists, such as Sir Henry Rushbury RA, Chris Last MWSW and Tim Jenkins GAVA.

There is a good mixture of coastal landscapes including a watercolour from 1902.

The batik pictures by Rhona Tooze are very skilful and most unusual. Mick Armson gives yet another feel to Tenby scenes with his detailed linocuts.

This large body of work has been collected by Jan Regemortel over 25 years. Born and raised in Tenby until her early twenties, Jan has never lost her love of Tenby and its beauty.

There will be one painting for sale of the harbour by Eden Evans, the proceeds going to Tenby Museum.

Tenby Museum is open Tuesdays to Saturdays (closed Sundays and Mondays) 10am–4pm (last admission 3.30pm).