On the sun-blessed evening of Friday, March 18, the new exhibition at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Knapp-Fisher: A Family In Art, was officially opened by Jamie Owen, of BBC Wales.

Museum trustee Hywel Thomas, who had organised the exhibition, introduced Jamie and gave a bit of background to the show.

“Soon after John’s death, I was sitting in his kitchen chatting with Buzz and the idea of the show was born there and then,” he said.

“We felt that it would be a fitting tribute for John to build a show around Buzz’s work, alongside works from his father, grandfather, mother and niece. This exhibition is a result of that conversation over a beer!”

Jamie Owen said: “Thanks to Hywel who has been the driving force behind this wonderful evening and thanks also to the museum staff, Mark Lewis and Thelma Mort, who have worked so hard to mount this exhibition.

“It seems such a short time since we were here with John - he loved the museum and was always a strong supporter. The Knapp-Fishers are a bit of a dynasty - John’s father Arthur was an artist and a major inspiration to his son; Sheila is a well-established artist in her own right, Buzz has work here and John spent so much time talking proudly abut his son, and now Alice continues the dynasty, working in animation and we all expect to see her in Hollywood soon!

“There are works here to admire and to buy and I heartily recommend buying now. The museum needs support from the community, so please support the museum and bring as many people here as you can!

“I made many programmes with John over the years and once asked him questions for a potential BBC tribute show. I asked him how he wanted to be remembered - expecting comments about draughtsmanship and the use of light and shade. He turned directly to the camera and said, ‘I want to be remembered as a bloody good artist!’ This exhibition is a tribute to that sentiment.”

The exhibition runs until Sunday, April 24.