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Gwen Raverat woodcuts

Posted on 13/03/2022 by ronald972

I came across a woodcut by artist #GwendolenMarieRaverat (nee Darwin) 1895-1957, this past week. Again from a charity shop but it was in their trash bin ready to be disposed of. It was a little damp (no long lasting damage) … Continue reading →

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Travels with Art

Posted on 29/10/2020 by ronald972

I thought this week we would go for a ramble through the countryside using some pieces from my collection. Often, when I travel I like to take the road less traveled and by doing so I experience the ‘real/authentic life’ … Continue reading →

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William Taylor Longmire artist

Posted on 13/09/2020 by ronald972

We visit the Lake District to consider the work of #WilliamTaylorLongmire (1841-1914). He was born in #Troutbeck near Ambleside and he was expected to carry on his fathers trade as a farmer and butcher. After the family move to Stavely, … Continue reading →

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Edwin La Dell lithographer

Posted on 08/12/2019 by ronald972

The art of lithography – printing with stones – was invented in 1796. The stone would have a image drawn onto it using wax, oil or fat. An acid would then be applied etching the non-protected (untreated) parts of the … Continue reading →

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The Thomas Viaduct or Latrobe’s Folly

Posted on 16/11/2019 by ronald972

Today, we look at a small pen and ink drawing which I came across this past week. It is a landscape in which the focus is a viaduct but amazingly this viaduct is not found here in England but in … Continue reading →

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