tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post1608606972359457073..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Trees & Mr.BadminPeter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-23849376762130473952010-08-09T10:03:22.396+01:002010-08-09T10:03:22.396+01:00How lovely that you got to visit my Grandfather, b...How lovely that you got to visit my Grandfather, but unheard of that HE poured the tea! That would have been done by my Gran!!Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-80674490317178486712008-07-27T10:41:00.000+01:002008-07-27T10:41:00.000+01:00Hallo Sue. Very pleased to see you on my blog. You...Hallo Sue. Very pleased to see you on my blog. You're so right about Badmin's August, and I've always loved December with the logging crane in the woods and holly in the foreground. If anyone's interested, apart from the Shell Posters, all these tree pictures are in The Shell Guide to Trees and Shrubs, and I note that there are still some very reasonably-priced copies out there. Try www.abebooks.co.ukPeter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-30023888781608129292008-07-25T11:10:00.000+01:002008-07-25T11:10:00.000+01:00Thanks for posting this splendid picture. I'm luck...Thanks for posting this splendid picture. I'm lucky enough to have "The Shell Nature Book" - the copy survived my childhood (!) - and there are some lovely evocative pictures in there. August is a great favourite of mine: a mass of willow and boys bathing in a stream.Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-14486198468721827962008-07-24T09:55:00.000+01:002008-07-24T09:55:00.000+01:00Yes. Me too. I particuarly like the top version on...Yes. Me too. I particuarly like the top version on your Blog, John, where it is leaning against a background that echoes the work. I'm going to look at more of the work. back soon.Toby Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982935561221527990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-75412133670222638462008-07-23T16:05:00.000+01:002008-07-23T16:05:00.000+01:00Welcome Mr.Nez to this blog. I love your painting ...Welcome Mr.Nez to this blog. I love your painting Desert River.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-59128883933787403352008-07-23T14:27:00.000+01:002008-07-23T14:27:00.000+01:00Amazing illustration... and being a children's boo...Amazing illustration... and being a children's book illustrator myself, I much appreciate the skill it must have required.<BR/><BR/>Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it elucidates dozens of tree varieties too. <BR/><BR/>That was the 'Golden Age' of illustration... seeing as how today's artists often substitute unbridled expression for studied craft.<BR/><BR/>:0)John Nezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428052549806632272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-15218239828672059872008-07-23T11:13:00.000+01:002008-07-23T11:13:00.000+01:00Thank you for championing these unsung heroes and ...Thank you for championing these unsung heroes and heroines of design and illustration. We took these incredibly high standards absolutely for granted at the time and it's only when you try to emulate this stuff yourself that you realise just how talented these people were.Jon Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717891707293701969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-49503945536085572022008-07-22T22:50:00.000+01:002008-07-22T22:50:00.000+01:00Delightful. Completely delightful.Delightful. Completely delightful.Fred Fibonaccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174020204048825147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-15091892176233430472008-07-21T19:38:00.000+01:002008-07-21T19:38:00.000+01:00Loveluy example of how well Badmin could work both...Loveluy example of how well Badmin could work both in close detail (those finely delineated foreground catkins) and with distant landmarks like the Lombardy poplars, where he almost convinces you that he's drawn every twig. I'd advise everyone to click on the image and examine closely.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.com