Eric Ravilious: Painter of the Everyday

Jo Walton talks about a renowned artist with local connections

Eric Ravilious, The River Thames at Chiswick Eyot (1933) Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery

There is a chance this week to hear a talk at St. Nicholas Church about Eric Ravilious an artist who has been described as the greatest English watercolourist of the twentieth century.

Lecturer and art historian Jo Walton, will speak on "Eric Ravilious: Painter of the Everyday" on n Thursday 29 November at 7.00pm at Church Street, W4 2PJ in a fundraising event organised by the Friends of St Nicholas Church.

His images of the landscape and of everyday objects attract passionate devotees. He was an artist who combined a love of landscape with a fascination for different types of transport - from trains, old cars and gypsy caravans to the aircraft and destroyers he depicted as an Official War Artist in his precise, dry watercolours.

Despite his short life (he was killed, aged 39, in 1942) he was a prolific painter, printmaker and designer, and his work reflects a deep delight in the world in which he lived. This talk will explore the rich and pleasing variety of his work, including paintings made when he was living alongside the Thames at Hammersmith Mall.

Entrance is £10.00 (concessions £7.00) or free to Friends of St Nicholas Church). Doors open at 6.30pm when refreshments will be available.

November 27, 2018