Scenes started off as a small distraction for myself and an opportunity to keep our collection active during the first period of the Covid 19 lockdown.


Each day a landscape from the Southend Museum permanent collection was selected and uploaded to twitter, along with as much information on the artist as the site allowed.


In addition to the Beecroft Art Gallery, Scenes showed work held by ESCALA (Essex Collection of Art from Latin America), Pallant House and The Foundation for Essex Arts.

Artists featured in this Curation: Henry Martin Luyken (1892–1955), George Lambert (c.1700–1765), Arthur H. Taylor (1920–1987), Frederick Cuming (1930–2022), Edward Bawden (1903–1989), Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), Germán Gárgano (b.1953), Paul Désiré Trouillebert (1829–1900), Charles William Wyllie (1853–1923), Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983), and 44 more
57 artworks
  • Vicarage Hill, Benfleet
    Henry Martin Luyken (1892–1955)
    Wash on paper
    H 17.7 x W 25.4 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Vicarage Hill, Benfleet
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Richmond Castle, Yorkshire
    George Lambert (c.1700–1765)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63 x W 67 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Richmond Castle, Yorkshire
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Cliff Parade, Leigh-on-Sea
    Arthur H. Taylor (1920–1987)
    Oil on board
    H 54.5 x W 76 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Cliff Parade, Leigh-on-Sea
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Landscape, August
    Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 23 x W 38 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Landscape, August
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Roughpoint 1963
    Edward Bawden (1903–1989)
    Watercolour on paper (?)
    H 46 x W 57 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Roughpoint
    © the estate of Edward Bawden. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Temple of Jupiter
    Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
    Sepia wash on paper
    H 19.6 x W 26.6 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Temple of Jupiter
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Turmoil 1995
    Germán Gárgano (b.1953)
    Acrylic & gouache on paper
    H 38.5 x W 50 cm
    Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
    Turmoil
    © the artist. Image credit: Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

  • A Quiet Backwater 1870s–1880s
    Paul Désiré Trouillebert (1829–1900)
    Oil on canvas
    H 38 x W 45 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    A Quiet Backwater
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Leigh, at the Estuary of the River Thames c.1885
    Charles William Wyllie (1853–1923)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 127 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Leigh, at the Estuary of the River Thames
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Audley End Park
    Edward Bawden (1903–1989)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 54 x W 75 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Audley End Park
    © the estate of Edward Bawden. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Cutlers Green 1944
    Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
    Tempera on board
    H 25.5 x W 45.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Cutlers Green
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Abu Simbel, Nubia 1964
    Alan Sorrell (1904–1974)
    Oil on board
    H 104 x W 181 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Abu Simbel, Nubia
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Landscape
    Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972)
    Oil on paper
    H 13.5 x W 21 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Landscape
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Vegetation
    Timothy Dickinson (b.1941)
    Mixed media & collage
    H 49 x W 73 cm
    Harlow Art Trust
    Vegetation
    © the artist. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust

  • Cliffs No. 3 1982
    Derek Southall (1930–2011)
    Chinese ink & mixed media
    H 8.2 x W 11.1 cm
    Harlow Art Trust
    Cliffs No. 3
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust

  • Landscape with a Hill in Middle Distance and Sheep in the Foreground
    Charles William Taylor (1878–1960)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 26 x W 36.8 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Landscape with a Hill in Middle Distance and Sheep in the Foreground
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • A Winter Scene at Night
    Salomon Rombouts (c.1652–c.1702)
    Oil on panel
    H 25 x W 30.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    A Winter Scene at Night
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • The Bend in the River
    Paul Robert Morgan (b.1940)
    Oil on board
    H 19 x W 24 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    The Bend in the River
    © the artist. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • January Sunshine 1995
    Thomas William Deakins (b.1957)
    Oil on canvas panel
    H 14 x W 29.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    January Sunshine
    © the artist. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • A Proposed Plan for Basildon Town Centre 1955
    Basil Spence (1907–1976)
    Watercolour, gouache & chalks on paper
    H 55 x W 74.5 cm
    Harlow Art Trust
    A Proposed Plan for Basildon Town Centre
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust

  • Old Hammersmith 1908
    Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
    Etching, drypoint & plate-tone on paper
    H 55.2 x W 70.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Old Hammersmith
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Landscape with Mill and Farm Wagon
    Gerald Ackermann (1876–1960)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 24 x W 36 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Landscape with Mill and Farm Wagon
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Stopham Bridge
    Olwyn Bowey (b.1936)
    Gouache on paper
    H 68.5 x W 93 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Stopham Bridge
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Trimdon, County Durham 1970
    Robert Flavell Micklewright (1923–2013)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 35.5 x W 51 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Trimdon, County Durham
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Winter Landscape
    George Morland (1763–1804)
    Oil on panel
    H 24 x W 30.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Winter Landscape
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • River Wye Approaching the Severn Estuary c.1947
    Ernest Wallcousins (1883–1976)
    Oil on canvas
    H 88 x W 134 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    River Wye Approaching the Severn Estuary
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Deserted Farm, Llanrhuddlad c.1970
    Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 61 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Deserted Farm, Llanrhuddlad
    © Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Leigh Creek 1902
    A. J. Conabeer (active 1894–1902)
    Oil on card
    H 23 x W 33 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Leigh Creek
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Old Dutch Cottage, Rayleigh 1923
    Hubert George Allnutt (1886–1960)
    Oil on board
    H 12.5 x W 20.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Old Dutch Cottage, Rayleigh
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Halt of the Gypsies
    Karel Dujardin (1626–1678)
    Oil on canvas
    H 42.5 x W 52.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Halt of the Gypsies
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • River Stour Looking towards Manningtree 1804
    John Constable (1776–1837)
    Oil on canvas
    H 20.5 x W 33 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    River Stour Looking towards Manningtree
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Pas de Calais
    Herbert Edwin Pelham Hughes-Stanton (1870–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 94 x W 112 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Pas de Calais
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Canna 1975
    Owen James (b.1934)
    Oil & acrylic on board
    H 101.5 x W 127 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Canna
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Barns at Clymping, West Sussex
    Philip Hugh Padwick (1876–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 30.5 x W 40.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Barns at Clymping, West Sussex
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Tobias and the Angel
    Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594/1595–1667)
    Oil on copper
    H 13 x W 17.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Tobias and the Angel
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • The Cart Shed 1957
    John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
    Oil on board
    H 27 x W 35.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    The Cart Shed
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Estuary, Southend 2017
    John Doubleday (b.1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102 x W 81.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Estuary, Southend
    © the artist. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Melting Snow at Wormingford 1962
    John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46 x W 75 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Melting Snow at Wormingford
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Saturday Morning at Priory Park c.1952
    Leo Hardy (1905–1989)
    Oil on board
    H 49 x W 74.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Saturday Morning at Priory Park
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Windy Day on Marine Parade, Southend c.1925
    Brynhild Parker (1907–1987)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49 x W 59.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Windy Day on Marine Parade, Southend
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Flemish River Landscape
    Jacques d' Arthois (1613–after 1686)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62.5 x W 53.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Flemish River Landscape
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Winter in Norway
    Frederick Hans Haagensen (1877–1943)
    Oil on board
    H 6.5 x W 15 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Winter in Norway
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Clarissa c.1963
    Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64 x W 63.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Clarissa
    © estate of Gilbert Spencer. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Death of Lucretia No. 1 1963
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on board
    H 83 x W 80 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Death of Lucretia No. 1
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Boat House, Hampton Court Palace 1977
    Maurice Raymond Sheppard (b.1947)
    Oil on board
    H 40.5 x W 51 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Boat House, Hampton Court Palace
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Chiswick Mall 1974
    Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)
    Colour etching, aquatint & soft-ground on paper
    H 61 x W 81 cm
    Harlow Art Trust
    Chiswick Mall
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust

  • Landscape
    Hercules Pietersz. Segers (c.1589–c.1638) (after)
    Oil on canvas
    H 57.5 x W 103 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Landscape
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Thames Painting: The Estuary (Mouth of the Thames) 1994–1995
    Michael Andrews (1928–1995)
    Oil & mixed media on canvas
    H 219.8 x W 189.1 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Thames Painting: The Estuary (Mouth of the Thames)
    © The estate of Michael Andrews / Tate Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • At Thebes, Egypt
    Edward Lear (1812–1888)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 16 x W 37 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    At Thebes, Egypt
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Early Morning, September
    Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974)
    Oil on board
    H 51 x W 67.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service

  • Cattle by the River
    Mark Fisher (1841–1923)
    Oil on canvas
    H 30.5 x W 35.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Cattle by the River
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • The Lobster Smack, Canvey Island c.1900
    unknown artist
    Oil on panel
    H 11 x W 14 cm
    Dutch Cottage Museum
    The Lobster Smack, Canvey Island
    Image credit: Dutch Cottage Museum

  • Stubble Field, Thaxted 1968
    John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 61 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Stubble Field, Thaxted
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Woman Milking (Pastoral Scene)
    Pieter van Os (1776–1839)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 25.5 x W 35 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Woman Milking (Pastoral Scene)
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • Shepherd in a Snowy Landscape
    George Morland (1763–1804)
    Oil on panel
    H 24 x W 30.5 cm
    Dover Collections
    Shepherd in a Snowy Landscape
    Image credit: Dover Collections

  • Farnley Tyas, West Yorkshire c.1972
    Kenneth Barden (1924–1988)
    Oil on board
    H 33 x W 45.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    Farnley Tyas, West Yorkshire
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southend Museums Service

  • In the New Forest
    Edmund Morison Wimperis (1835–1900)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 26 x W 44.5 cm
    Southend Museums Service
    In the New Forest
    Image credit: Southend Museums Service