Beatrice Pauline Hewitt (1873-1956) was a British painter who created many works which consisted of ocean-themed landscapes, coastal scenes, flower subjects, figures, and portraits.
[3] After forty years living in St. Ives, Hewitt decided to move into a nursing home located in Surrey, England to be closer to her son shortly before her death at the age of eighty-three.
[6] There were many reasons to blame for this decline: increased absence of silver shoals, a warm current that traveled away from the coast, and or the decrease of the red water that had run through their rivers.
[6] The town's industry began to slowly weaken, which lead to the increase of vacancies in pilchard palaces, net-lofts, and workshops of boat builders, coopers and blacksmiths.
[5] Hewitt painted many works from her balcony, for the bungalow held views that inspired her and another British painter named Patrick Heron.
[8] One rare black and white photo shows Hewitt peacefully sitting on her balcony looking out towards the bay, accompanied with a canvas in front of her.