In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London
In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London
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Beowulf. Illustrator Charles Keeping. - Book Graphics
Here is a Charles Keeping book that I've never heard of before - "Wasteground Circus". It is about two boys, Scott and Wayne, who like to play in an abandoned wasteground. One day, they see a circus setting up in the wasteground: These images are details cropped out of larger images. Here you can see…
World Publishing Company, 1969 Back cover
Charles Keeping (1924-1988) an illustrator and lithographer, produced dynamic and emotive images. Born in Lambeth, East London, his secure and happy upbringing had an unusually important effect in shaping both the man and the artist. Entering a working class family, there was no obvious route for Charles to get into art school. He spent his childhood in a…
Charles Keeping was a powerful force in my childhood. I was scared and fascinated by his books . The drawings burn on the page, and the stories cut into your heart. I was deeply influenced by his drawing style - that muscular scrawl with ink and wash. In this post I want to share one…
Leonard Baskin Looking through Baskin's work gives a very particular print style that comes from the use of his physical printing methods. The textures gained interest me the most when it comes to these , the contrast gained from the engraved areas. I also feel the strong line gained would be useful. Charles Keeping I…
Illustrations from Warrior Scarlett
ALFIE AND THE FERRYBOAT (1968) Charles Keeping
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Ghost stories of M.R.James (Foilo Socity) illustrated by charles keeping No. 5
Of course I love this book.
Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly coloured tale of the hero Beowulf. In this thrilling re-telling, Rosemary Sutcliff recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon.
I avoided the books of Alan Garner as a child. A 1970s Armada Lion edition copy of Elidor sat on my shelf, always taunting me. It might have been the threat of Tolkien-esque high fantasy suggested by its cover that put me off, or maybe, just maybe the sense of dread that permeated its pages…
Last of the Vikings - Book Graphics
