Sunday, September 9, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Willy Pogany
William Andrew ("Willy") Pogany (born Vilmos Andreas Pogány) (August 1882 – 30 July 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.
He produced his four masterpieces, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1910), Richard Wagner's Tannhauser (1911), Parsifal (1912) and Lohengrin (1913), while living in London. In 1918 he illustrated a children's retelling of Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy written by Padraic Colum.
Pogany's best known works consist of illustrations of classic myths and legends done in the Art Nouveau style.
Pogany authored three art instruction books: Willy Pogany's Drawing Lessons, Willy Pogany's Oil Painting Lessons, and Willy Pogany's Water Color Lessons, Including Gouache.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Cicely Mary Barker
Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was an English illustrator best known for her series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers.
I have learned about her flower fairies long time ago but somehow her collection was not available in Hungary. Last week I received a letter from the bookshop I ussualy buy my books from and they announced me they have the entire collection. I went there and bought it. I would love to draw like that. Her flower fairies book have become a classic of children literature and a practical guide for them to get to know the flowers and their names.
Friday, May 4, 2012
William M. Timlin
William Mitcheson Timlin (11 April 1892 - 1943) was an architect and
illustrator. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland. In 1912, he joined his parents in South Africa where he completed his training in
art and architecture and
remained for the rest of his life.
Timlin worked on The Ship that Sailed to Mars
for two years. It was started as a diversion for his son in 1921. The work
expanded until in its final form it had 48 pages of text and 48 colour plates
showing remarkable flights of fantasy.
William M. Timlin ranks alongside Dulac, Rackam, and Pogany as one of the greatest children's fantasy illustrators, despite his having published only one book in his lifetime (The Ship that Sailed to Mars, 1923). He died before his second great work, The Building of a Fairy City could be completed.
The Ship That Sailed To Mars, by Wiliiam M.Timlin
Recently I have started to collect Calla Edition books. A few days ago The Ship That Sailed To Mars had been delivered to me. I have never heard of this writer and illustrator before, so when I saw his book amongst the beautiful books of this edition, I ordered it for my collection. It is a large sized book which is good (I think all the books destined for children should be large sized) and it opens easily in ones hands and stays open when opened which is good again. I hate when books slide back if left alone open, there is no pleasure in looking at a drawing, if one has to hold the book down with all one's might.
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