Work of the Week 11: Beslyn’s Pond by John Aldridge
Beslyn’s Pond is an easy walk north from Great Bardfield and became a favourite, inspirational location for Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden and John Aldridge (1905 – 1983). Home for Aldridge was The Place in Great Bardfield and he lived there from 1933 until his death...
Work of the Week 10: A Splash in the Pant by Richard Bawden
Linocut, 1992, from a series of 85 A Splash in the Pant by Richard Bawden (b. 1936) portrays Edward and Charlotte Bawden and Eric and Tirzah Ravilious taking a dip on a summer’s day in the river near Great Bardfield and the incident passed into the folklore of both...
Work of the Week 9: The Attic Bedroom by Eric Ravilious
Watercolour c. 1932 – 4 Interiors and views through the window are what landscape artists paint when it is too cold and miserable to paint outdoors. The attic in The Attic Bedroom (Eric Ravilious 1903 – 1942) is at the top of Brick House in Great Bardfield where the...
Work of the Week 8: Duffy Ayers at Home by Richard Bawden
Watercolour It is always difficult for sons to follow fathers in any profession. Comparisons can be unfavourable, compliments faint hearted, relative failure identified, and success more grudgingly recognised. We must face the fact that Richard Bawden, son of Edward,...