Wood on the Downs
Whilst wandering around the highways and byways of the internet whilst trying to find more on Eric Ravilious I cam across Paul Nash. Now I was aware, a little, of Nash's work but having looked at his painting again I find myself being drawn to them. Both Nash and Ravilious were WW2 official artists, what a wonderful idea; commission artists to record their impressions of the conflagration going on all around them. Anyway, I will continue to research both artists and others that I come across as it is fascinating to look at how other people see the world and no doubt some of this will rub of on my work.
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The wood on the downs painting by Nash (which I think is in Aberdeen art gallery) is very similar to Ravilious in style. It's interesting that Nash taught both Ravilious and Edward Bawden at the RCA in the 20s, describing them as "an extraordinary outbreak of talent"... how right he was.
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