English watercolourist
Eric Ravilious (1903-42) travelled far and wide, but no landscape inspired him
more than the chalk downs of southern England.
Intrigued by the figures and white horses carved into the hills, he
painted a series of pictures intended as the basis for a children's book.
The White Horses book
was never produced, but his 'dummy' of the book, lost for decades, was recently
been purchased by the Wiltshire Heritage Museum. James Russell’s illustrated talk will explore
these paintings, teasing out stories and revisiting places that inspired this
extraordinary artist. Ravilious,
painter, book illustrator, designer of transfer-ware pottery and Official War
Artist, is now one of the most popular artists of his period.
James Russell is the
author of four books in the series Ravilious in Pictures, most recently A Travelling Artist and Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream.
Tickets Cost
£6 (£3.50 for WANHS members) and are available from the Museum shop or on-line
at www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk.
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