When internationally recognised artist Denise Manning moved to Cornwall she married a local farmer. She continued to paint whilst working on the farm and raising a family.

In 1989 she was invited to paint all the rare farm breeds of the UK, and the resulting collection was exhibited by the Royal Albert Memorial museum, Exeter in co-operation with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The exhibition toured all over the country in 1991-92, including the Falmouth Art Gallery, and her paintings have been [subsequently] acquired by public and private collections. [Text from Falmouth Art Gallery Exh Cat 2000].

Her exhibition piece, in the group show entitled '20 Years of Contemporary Art at the Falmouth Art Gallery' in 2000, was Sequestered Sun, based on a two year study of a neighbouring farmer's field.