Work of the Month: Still Life with Anemones and Fruit by Charles Mahoney
Still Life with Anemones and Fruit, Oil on Board Charles Mahoney (1903 – 1968) found his own earthly paradise at Oak Cottage at Wrotham in Kent, and spent the greater part of his life there. The apples and plums depicted in this still life were likely the fruits...
Work of the Month: Combine in a Cornfield by Bernard Cheese
Combine in a Cornfield, Lithograph, 1961 Bernard Cheese met fellow student Sheila Robinson at the Royal College of Art (RCA), and they married in 1951. Both artists worked on Festival of Britain murals alongside their art-school tutor and close friend Edward Bawden....
Work of the Month: Oak Cottage by Charles Mahoney
Oak Cottage, Oil on Canvas Cyril (known as Charles) Mahoney (1903 – 1968) studied at the Royal College of Art with Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious. The three artists won the commission to paint the murals at Morley College in Southwark between 1928 and 1930....
Work of the Month: My Mother’s House by Chloë Cheese
My Mother’s House, Lithograph, 1986. Sheila Robinson was a pupil of Edward Bawden at the Royal College of Art. Encouraged by him, she moved to Great Bardfield in 1953, and immersed herself in the creative life there while raising two small children, Ben and...