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Malcolm
Edwards RCA
"Shattered
Mountainside near Corris"
watercolour 21 x 14 ins
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Malcolm Edwards
My paintings of Wales are inspired by the wild mountainous
areas of Snowdonia and in particular Llanberis. A brutal glory of
sculpted landscape on a heroic scale, precipitous rock strewn slopes,
deeply glaciated cwms, jagged summits under inky skies and the spikiness
of dew jeweled reed. Forbidding harsh and claustrophobic with the
towering heights echoing with the voices of unseen climbers. Mans
presence and the evidence of his sometimes fruitless struggle to
extract mineral and slate and earn a living through his animals
and cultivation is very important. Difficult terrain and the elements
have been an ever present obstacle, but buildings and walls remain,
often in ruin, recolonised by nature with blind eyed openings. The
mood and drama is paramount and I want the viewer to be compulsively
struck by the thought that it could only be Wales even if the image
or a large portion of it is non representational, this means that
the abstract must support the idea. There is obsession with the
textures and forms of the buildings and landscape riven by the corrosive
forces of wind and rain, and with the fickle changes of light and
shadow on faceted surfaces. It seems natural that the medium is
predominately water based, sometimes in a traditional manner but
more often in a new more adventurous and unconventional style, as
this reflects the way the elements were created. Capturing these
textures involves constant experiment to exploit uneven drying combined
with frequent washing out, and the staining quality of some pigments.
Watercolour is considered difficult and subject to punishing vagaries,
more positively the accidents don't happen...they are created. Out
of the chaos of grainy texture, judicious darks suggest the reality
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William Haslehust
RI RBA RWA RBC
(1866 - 1949)
"Old
Cottage Selworthy Devon"
watercolour 15 x 19 ins
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| Ernest William Haslehust RI RBA RWA RBC (1866
- 1949) Ernest William Haslehust was
born at Walthamstow, Essex on 12th November 1866, educated at
Felstead Grammar School, Essex and University College, London.
He studied art at the Slade School under Legros. He was a painter
of landscapes, mainly in watercolour. He was elected RI in 1924
and RBA in 1911. Ernest William Haslehust exhibited at the Glasgow
Institute of the Fine Arts, Walker Gallery in Liverpool, Royal
Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Institute of
Painters in Watercolour and the Ridley Art Club. He lived in South
London and painted in England and Holland. Ernest William Haslehust
was responsible for the illustration of many books. Blackie &
Sons published a series "The Beautiful England Series" which were
illustrated by him in conjunction with many authors including
A G Bradley, John Geddie and G E Milton; such titles as The English
Lakes; Edinburgh; The Thames and Dickens-land. His name is frequently
spelt Haslehurst in many publications and the school he attended
is wrongly identified in some publications as being in Hastings,
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Albert
Moulton Foweraker RBA
( 1873-1942)
" Moonlight on a Cornish Farm"
watercolour 11 x 9 ins
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Albert Moulton Foweraker RBA (1873 - 1942)
Albert Moulton Foweraker was born in Exeter, the
son of Reverend Edmund Thomas Foweraker, the headmaster of Exeter
Cathedral School where he was educated. He was an exhibitioner at
Cavendish College Cambridge and went onto Christ's College, Cambridge
where he received a BA in Applied Science in 1893. He liked acting
and music and rowed and played tennis for his college. He obtained
a 1st Class Degree in 1896 as a Milling Engineer. Foweraker only
took up painting in his early 20's and took it up professionally
in 1898. His training was done in St Ives where he is recorded as
organised painting expeditions for some of the members of the club
to Andalucia in 1905 His address at this time was Villa Camara in
Malaga. He was a member of the RBA from 1901 to 1912 exhibiting
52 pictures. He exhibited at the RA and many London galleries as
well as galleries in Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.
He is well known for his painting of light effects particularly
"Moonlight". He became a member of the St Ives Society of Artists
in the mid-1930's. Albert started an "Exhibition of Works by Modern
Painters in Exeter" which later became "Devon and Cornwall Fine
Art Society". He travelled extensively in Europe to Spain, France
and North Africa. He lived in Carbis Bay, Lelant, Cornwall in 1901
and at Northbrook Road, Swanage for many years. He left certain
documents and papers relating to the Titanic disaster of 1912 where
he was very suspicious of the enquiry findings, these were to be
lodged in the British Museum. He died on 14th January 1942 at Swanage
aged 68 and is buried in Godlingston Cemetery, Ulwell, Swanage.
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Jack
Merriott RI ROI PS SMA
(1901 - 1968)
"The
Farmyard "
watercolour 15 x 19 ins
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also see main image by Jack Merriott "Loch Awe towards Ben Cruachan"
watercolour 10.5 x 15ins
Jack Merriott VPRI ROI PS SMA (1901 - 1968)
Jack Merriott was born on 15th November 1901 and
studied art at Croydon School of Art and St Martin's School of
Art. He painted landscapes and portraits in oil and watercolour.
He started work as a shipping clerk in a company exporting heavy
machinery to South Africa but soon painted full time for a living.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Painters
in Watercolour, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society
of British Artists and Royal West of England Academy. He was elected
RI in 1944, PS in 1951, SMA in 1954, ROI in 1959, President of
the Wapping Group of Artists from 1947 to 1960, member of the
Langham Sketch Club and the St Ives Society of Artists. Bradford
City Art Gallery and Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery hold his
work. He lived in Shirley in Surrey and Storrington in Sussex
before moving to Polperro in the early 1950's. Jack moved back
to Storrington, as travel to his many commitments throughout the
UK was difficult from Cornwall. It was in 1968 when he was driving
home to Storrington he skidded on black ice and was seriously
injured. He never recovered from his injuries, dying later in
that year. One of his hobbies was sailing and he also designed
and painted posters for British Rail and other tourist agencies
throughout the UK. A memorial service was held at "the artist's
church", St James in Piccadilly London in 1969. He was selected
to paint the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
from The Triforium for the Sphere Magazine. |
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