‘He often doctored paintings that went wrong and when he painted two attempts at railways carriages on the Eastbourne and Hastings train, neither of them of which he wholly approved, I cut them up and joined together the best bits and made a satisfactory whole.’ Tirzah Garwood, Long Live Great Bardfield. Persephone books, P.350. Train […]
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Eric Ravilious (1903–1942) remains one of Britain’s most quietly influential artists. Known for his watercolours, wood engravings, and designs for ceramics and textiles, Ravilious captured the English landscape with clarity, restraint, and a subtle sense of wonder. Rather than grand vistas, Ravilious focused on the familiar: chalk hills, seaside towns, allotments, greenhouses, and empty rooms. […]


