Watercolor Illustrations by Eric Ravilious

Eric-Ravilious-The-Lifeboat-1938“This one came into view just last week, when it was tweeted out by newly minted Caldecott artist Jon Klassen, but I instantly became enamored with his stuff. Reminiscent of Grant Wood’s landscapes, simultaneously haunting and warm.”Guest Editor John Hendrix

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One Comment on “Watercolor Illustrations by Eric Ravilious”

  1. March 1, 2013 at 7:22 am #

    Nice post and very much a popular artist in the UK and further afield! If you like Ravilious you might like this blog: http://jamesrussellontheweb.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_26.html

    Many of the watercolours shown are also featured in a series of books which tell the story of each painting called “Ravilious in Pictures” published by The Mainstone Press – a small independent publisher in the UK: http://www.themainstonepress.com. Tragic that Ravilious died so young – aged 39 in World War Two…

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