A Cornish Haven Neutral Described as the ‘Grandfather of

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

With a hint of tribal art in the background I have reduced the bull head to a curved sheet of clay but allowed the clay and the kiln to give character and life to this piece

This portrait is stylistically similar to her celebrated 1941 portrait of the young Gloria Vanderbilt

Medium Details: Ink and 23ct Champagne gold leaf on 640gsm smooth watercolour paper

First published in 1969

A Cornish Haven Neutral Described as the ‘Grandfather ofOriginal artwork