Work of the month: October by Richard Bawden
Colour Aquatint and Etching Richard Bawden works in various media including watercolour, etching, linocut and also glass engraving. He has produced illustrations for many books, as well as murals, mosaics and furniture. He is closely linked with the ‘Bardfield...
Work of the month: September Leaves by Chloë Cheese
September Leaves Lithograph. 1985 Chloë Cheese, illustrator, artist and printmaker was born in London and grew up in Great Bardfield, Essex. Her parents Sheila Robinson and Bernard Cheese were both artists and lived in the village with fellow artists Edward Bawden,...
Work of the month: Burning Fields by Keith Vaughan
Keith Vaughan Burning Fields, c1965, Oil When Keith Vaughan bought a cottage at Toppesfield in 1964, it was largely surrounded by arable fields. Stubble burning was then generally practised because it was cheaper and easier than other removal methods and helped to...
Work of the Month: The Two Roberts
ROBERT COLQUHOUN 1914 – 1962 & ROBERT MACBRYDE 1913 -1966 ‘The Two Roberts’, both from poor working-class homes and aged 19 and 20 respectively, met at the Glasgow School of Art in 1933 and remained inseparable partners for life. They were funded to travel...