Audrey Pilkington obituary

My mother, Audrey Pilkington, a distinctive painter, who has died aged 93, established Clock House art centre in Bruisyard, Suffolk, which was renowned for its enchanting garden and generous hospitality.She was born in the village of Newton in the Forest of Bowland on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border, a beautiful landscape that had a profound influence on her future creative life. Her father, George Pilkington, was a land agent, and her mother, Florence (nee Broadley), was a teacher. After attend