4.5 out of 5 stars
I have come across Eric Ravilious in the past, but really for his beautiful artworks of the English countryside. It wasn’t until I saw this book on Twitter that I became aware that one of his many talents was woodcarvings.
And they are magnificent. I cannot believe the level of detail that he gets from the wood. All of the carvings that I have seen in the past tended to be binary in their colours, but his intricate art gives different shades to the pieces.
There is some background on how he came to create them and the other artists that influenced him. His loss in the Second World War was a tragedy, I would have loved to have seen what else he would have created from the landscapes that he saw around him Great book.
I didn’t know much about his woodcarving either, this sounds fascinating. You’ve had some good ones this month (I say from my weird reading slump).
Oh no! A reading slum is horrible. I hope you find a book to lift you out of it. I have another book on him coming from the library soon. He was an amazing artist, taken too soon
I’m reading and enjoying but just somehow not finding enough time to read – not sure why though! It’s weird. But not THAT kind of slump, at least.
Life can have the habit of getting in the way of reading time
Looks like another one for me TBR stack. haha
It is really good.