Lights Out In Europe - Original Painting - 76cm x 102cm
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As a member of the Army Arts Society, Ray was recently invited to provide a piece of work to exhibit in an exhibition entitled 'Going To War' held in St Margaret’s, Westminster Abbey, Westminster during October and November of 2014, which was to form part of the Abbey’s program of events to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War 1. This depiction illustrates the Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey on the eve of Britain’s declaration of war. On 3rd August 1914 on his return to his office, following his speech that day, and as he looked out at the sun setting over St James’s Park towards Buckingham Palace and the lights coming on in The Mall, he remarked to a friend….. “ The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” It was a rare flash of eloquence from a man not noted for his clarity of speech.
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Ray Taylor - Artist
When asked where they got their ideas from, all artists would undoubtedly reply, ‘My Art is a part of Myself’ At school I longed to study art where it was recommended that I study Fine Art by my tutors, an opportunity which never presented itself. My passion for drawing was historic battle…
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