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Norman J. Battershill RBA ROI PS (1922-2010)
Son of the painter Leslie Battershill, Norman Battershill is described as a “realist” painter online. In fact, I should say that he was a more Impressionist painter than the Impressionists, at least in many of his works. He used big brushes to paint big, colourful shapes – and if some of his work could be described as realist (I prefer the word figurative) much of it represents the landscape rather than sedulously copying it. He wrote quite a number of books, (eg, Light on the Landscape) handsomely illustrated and of great practical use – he didn’t use laboured explanation, he just showed you. You can still find his books (if you get to them before I do) – I don’t paint like him (because I can’t!) but would love to be able to convey so much, with such an economy of means, and a quite limited palette. He’s long been my favourite British painter, probably because I respond to typical English landscapes as much as he did. I've only selected one of his images so far, because most of them seem to be saved as files incompatible with this site! I shall try again later.
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He is, or was a fine artist, some excellent examples Robert as well as an introductory passage.
I am familiar with him, having bought one of his books from eBay a while back, on your recommendation I may add…
Simple, uncomplicated landscapes, tells it as it is with no unnecessary clutter!
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Thanks for the screenshot tip Jenny. I'm always amazed that I can do anything with a computer, so am unsurprised by the many things I can't do...
Norman B served for a time on the editorial board of The Artist, I think; and certainly wrote several excellent articles for the magazine, which is where I first encountered his work.
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