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Inspiration from Artists Wk 127 Bonus Artist: Revisiting Rowland Hilder.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this weekend bonus artist thread , two apologies to start first for posting late and the second for not introducing a new artist. I’ve had a very busy week ferrying back and forth to the hospital for various appointments, not for me I hasten to add, so whist out fir a breather today a came across a book by Roland Hilder Painting Landscape in Watercolour. It’s a superb book and even as an experienced painting I will definitely learn a lot from it , bonus is it’s in mint condition and fir thee pound a bargin. I won’t do an introduction as Alan Bickley did a superb one back in week 65, I certainly could not better that so won’t even try .  Definitely worth a second , third and fourth look at his excellent work well thsts my excuse for featuring him again .  Shut up Dean and let’s look at some decent painting :
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Andrew Roles

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I picked up a great book in Oxfam recently - Rowland Holder’s British Isles by Rado Klose.  A bargain at £7 but worth having at any price for the brilliant paintings. I’ll see if I can find my favourites online to add to the thread.  (Just seen  the book is available on eBay ) 

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Alan Bickley

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I met the great man at a masterclass at Blackheath School of Art way back in 1985…  Two days of intense learning… Rado Klose was Rowland’s son in law, and he put together an excellent compilation of some of his most popular work in this book - I bought it new when it was first published, well worth getting.

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Tony Auffret

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So many to choose from!  I wonder how many, if any, of us didn't borrow a Rowland Hilder book from our local library when we were young.  In my mind, I associate him with winter scenes, Oast houses and English pastoral landscapes.  This selection has a slightly different landscape, as I came across this painting of Staithes (a place I visited many times as a child).  I had never appreciated that he ventured 'up north'.

Alan Bickley

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He was also a great illustrator, and illustrated many famous books including Treasure Island. He also painted in oils, not a particularly well known fact… This is an oil which you can buy on eBay for around £6k Tug & Lighters is the title…
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Lewis Cooper

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A wonderful artist.  I certainly borrowed books from the library on this artist, my interest in art began when I was very young...discovering that I could borrow books from libraries for free boosted both my art interest and love of books.  In a sense, I grew up with this artist.  His work was everywhere.  Had not my focus in art shifted to people and cartooning, I might still be trying to paint like Roland Hilder.  Great to have another look at his work.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I wasn’t aware of his marine paintings till Alan introduced his work several month ago , a superb all round artist . Like the one l posted of I think it’s his wife shows how diverse his work was and how much talent he had . Like most people of my age I to borrowed then later bought some of his books, then we forget how good he was until we look at his work again.

Jenny Harris

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Love this artist’s work, including the Ladybird Book and other illustrations he did with his wife Edith.

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Sylvia Evans

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So delightful.   So many memories.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Was there anything that man couldn't do?   I know nothing about his wife's work, must see what I can find.  

Alan Bickley

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Edith Hilder worked in collaboration with Rowland to produce the Shell Guide to the English Countryside (I think I have the title correct). 12 paintings in total, one for each month… Rowland started off first by dropping in the background images in watercolour, then Edith painted all the intricate flowers, foliage etc in the foreground to correspond with each month. I suspect she used a combination of watercolour and gouache! The finished article was fabulous!

Alan Bickley

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Knole House in Kent. You can see this magnificent painting develop in a series of stages in one of his books… A masterpiece in draughtsmanship and worth studying. I’ve studied every detail of the stages, how he methodically builds up his tones is a masterclass in itself!

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