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Inspiration from Artists Week 86 :Featuring Artists Mary Carlton and Ronald Searle .

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Helen Martell

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Her work would look great in textiles. 
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Lewis Cooper

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RONALD SEARLE - BRITISH CARTOONIST - 1920 -2011 I became aware of Ronald Searle in the early 1960s, with my interest in cartooning I could hardly fail to notice him.  Since then, the internet has opened the door on so many wonderful cartoonists but he remains my favourite.  The thing that's surprised me is just how many cartoonists quote Ronald Searle as a great influence and inspiration for their own work, and not just in the UK.  I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.  I'll quote his friend Gerald Scarfe (the great satirical cartoonist)...'the man's a genius.' What follows is the last of a series of slideshows I made about 10 years back.  So that I could look at them on my large TV screen. Sorry to swamp you with all of this at once, the way things are I can never be sure how much time I have during the day.  Hopefully, I'll add more later. I mentioned that Ronald Searle moved to France after becoming disillusioned with the way things were in the UK at that time.  Apparently, one of the reasons was that the art establishment and museums didn't consider cartooning as art.  This was not the case in France and most of Europe, where his work was highly regarded.  It seems Searle may have been right, after his death in 2011, a huge archive of his original work was put up for  sale.  The UK institutions couldn't be bothered to make a bid.  The archive was bought by the Hanover Museum,  where it's treated with respect. I'll be interested to see what you make of Ronald Searle, especially if you've never heard of him.   I think he's brilliant, and a truly great artist...but I would.

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I love his work Lew, so thank you for a great presentation, and putting a smile on my face today! I was familiar with his cartoons but didn’t realise he had drawn at court trials, in particular Nuremberg etc.. how much better and more detailed are his than the court drawings we see nowadays. Favourites? Well the taxi driver with his dog, is up there! Also the Paris scenes, again great detail, humour and atmosphere. I think the one with the leaning buildings must have been a way of emphasising their height and bulk: I can’t believe that he didn’t intend that, but maybe an experiment.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Lew for your superb introduction to Ronald Searle , I have seen his work occasionally and  always admired the quality. I was aware that he had been POW and as a consequence seen some of the sketches he did in this period of his life, really quite moving when presented by a person who was actually there and suffering . His work is amazing and it’s disappointing that the British establishments did not bid for and retain his work . 
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Alan Bickley

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Great presentation Lew… I love his illustrations, which seem to encompass many different styles. I’m also a big fan of Gerald Scarfe - his use of the scratchy dip pen, blobs being par for the course!
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Tony Auffret

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No, not swamped with all the information, Lew, but a superbly well rounded and, indeed, comprehensive summary of his work.  Fascinating.
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Hilary Forbes

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Thanks Lew for your intro on Ronald Searle, love his caricatures and very interesting to hear of the events in his long life - a very enjoyable start to the day!

Denise Cat

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Great presentation Lewis. I have come across him before, not recently while I've been doing art myself. I remember seeing a couple of documentaries a number of years ago. I admire his work.
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Lewis Cooper

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Searle wrote and/or illustrated many books.... He wrote more than one on wine.  Gerald Scarfe recalls that Searle liked a glass when he was drawing...he called it 'engine oil.'  The illustration below is from a book giving his take on the terms used to describe wine. He also wrote one on book collecting...second hand books...again, phrases used by the booksellers to describe their condition.  I have a copy of this book, appropriately bought second hand... And several on cats... I have only two of his books, most of which are out of print.  The one above was bought second-hand from Amazon.  Another book about Paris I found many years ago at a car boot sale...I'm always on the look-out for his books.  The seller wanted £5 for it, I was so surprised to find it that I forgot the car-boot cardinal rule of offering less.  It's a gem.
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Martin Cooke

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Great presentation. I'd agree with Scarfe, the man's a genius.

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Just love them,, it's my growing up.   He and Giles,  one I pic I have in my head and can't find was a trio of little girls on horse back , if any one finds it please post it. Lew this is you ,exaggerated , brilliant,

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