My art journal sketch: Beatrix Potter's Birthday (July 28) "I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me, it is a stronger desire than ever..." ~Beatrix Potter~ Pictures of Beatrix Potter often feature her with her many animals and pets. This FemArt post differs from my previous posts. My previous posts have focussed on women artists who are living or have lived in my lifetime. In this post, I am writing about a Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) a woman who's life story and watercolour art has inspired me and planted a seed in me to one day illustrate a children's book. A dear friend reminded me recently how we had, in our youth, made a promise to each other that she would write a children's story and I would illustrate it for her! This three minute introduction to the movie "Tale of Peter Rabbit" below features Beatrix Potter's creation of the Peter Rabbit character and the scene makes me so incredibly happy! The outdoors, nature, children singing, a rain shower, a warming fire and a cup of tea before starting to sketching....three minutes of bliss! I love all of the characters that Beatrix developed: Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggly-Winkle, and Squirrel Nutkin to name a few. I read these stories to my children when they were small over and over again. Beatrix' life story fascinates me as well: she was an animal lover she loved dogs she was self-published! she kept a journal … in code! she was financially independent at the turn of the century (uncommon for women) she wrote an illustrated letter to a five-year-old boy and Peter Rabbit was born (see more below) her books came into public domain in July 2014 Beatrix was "born to wealth and privilege in 1866, the only daughter of a Nonconformist family from the north who renounced their roots in trade for a place in London society". Her father (a lawyer who never practiced law) "devoted himself to photography and art. Her mother Helen was skilled at embroidery and watercolors". The Art of Beatrix Potter As a young girl, Beatrix meticulously sketched plants and flowers from life accurately depicting them on the page as a means to identify them. These sketches informed the 'reality' of her fantasy drawings in her later books. She also did studies of bees and other insects. Photo Credit:Victoria and Albert Museum She was a skilled watercolourist. Photo Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum More Potter large watercolour paintings here Beatrix wanted to ‘do pen and ink better’and applied herself to mastering ‘the art of leaving out’ – the ability to evoke movement, humour and expression with a minimum of pen strokes Peter Rabbit Appears In A Letter Just as the movie depicted above : "In September of 1893, at 26 years of age, Beatrix Potter sent the following illustrated letter to Noel, the five-year-old son of her friend and former governess, Annie Moore. The letter contained a tale of four rabbits, and in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit; however it wasn't until 1901, eight years later, that Potter decided to revisit her letter to Noel and develop the idea." The movie: Miss Potter Beatrix Potter Links PeterRabbit.com The Beatrix Potter Society Victoria and Albert Museum: Beatrix Potter pages The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Public Domain Review: The Tale of Beatrix Potter The Movie "Miss Potter" Links to Beatrix Potter Public Domain Works The tale of Tom Kitten (1907, 1994) Various books by Beatrix Potter The Internet Archive Project Gutenburg Wikisource Painting and drawing book : with Tale of Peter Rabbit (1915) - The Internet Archive More Pictures of Beatrix With Her Pets With her mouse With her rabbit With her rabbit With her dog With more dogs and more dogs..
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist.
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist. watercolour on paper national trust collections Read and view book: archive.org/stream/taleofjohnnytown00pott_0#page/16/mode/...
My art journal sketch: Beatrix Potter's Birthday (July 28) "I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I hav...
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist Book with text and images: www.archive.org/stream/taleofbenjaminbu00pottuoft#page/n0... ______ My scan and digital restoration
My art journal sketch: Beatrix Potter's Birthday (July 28) "I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me, it is a stronger desire than ever..." ~Beatrix Potter~ Pictures of Beatrix Potter often feature her with her many animals and pets. This FemArt post differs from my previous posts. My previous posts have focussed on women artists who are living or have lived in my lifetime. In this post, I am writing about a Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) a woman who's life story and watercolour art has inspired me and planted a seed in me to one day illustrate a children's book. A dear friend reminded me recently how we had, in our youth, made a promise to each other that she would write a children's story and I would illustrate it for her! This three minute introduction to the movie "Tale of Peter Rabbit" below features Beatrix Potter's creation of the Peter Rabbit character and the scene makes me so incredibly happy! The outdoors, nature, children singing, a rain shower, a warming fire and a cup of tea before starting to sketching....three minutes of bliss! I love all of the characters that Beatrix developed: Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggly-Winkle, and Squirrel Nutkin to name a few. I read these stories to my children when they were small over and over again. Beatrix' life story fascinates me as well: she was an animal lover she loved dogs she was self-published! she kept a journal … in code! she was financially independent at the turn of the century (uncommon for women) she wrote an illustrated letter to a five-year-old boy and Peter Rabbit was born (see more below) her books came into public domain in July 2014 Beatrix was "born to wealth and privilege in 1866, the only daughter of a Nonconformist family from the north who renounced their roots in trade for a place in London society". Her father (a lawyer who never practiced law) "devoted himself to photography and art. Her mother Helen was skilled at embroidery and watercolors". The Art of Beatrix Potter As a young girl, Beatrix meticulously sketched plants and flowers from life accurately depicting them on the page as a means to identify them. These sketches informed the 'reality' of her fantasy drawings in her later books. She also did studies of bees and other insects. Photo Credit:Victoria and Albert Museum She was a skilled watercolourist. Photo Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum More Potter large watercolour paintings here Beatrix wanted to ‘do pen and ink better’and applied herself to mastering ‘the art of leaving out’ – the ability to evoke movement, humour and expression with a minimum of pen strokes Peter Rabbit Appears In A Letter Just as the movie depicted above : "In September of 1893, at 26 years of age, Beatrix Potter sent the following illustrated letter to Noel, the five-year-old son of her friend and former governess, Annie Moore. The letter contained a tale of four rabbits, and in fact featured the first ever appearance of Peter Rabbit; however it wasn't until 1901, eight years later, that Potter decided to revisit her letter to Noel and develop the idea." The movie: Miss Potter Beatrix Potter Links PeterRabbit.com The Beatrix Potter Society Victoria and Albert Museum: Beatrix Potter pages The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Public Domain Review: The Tale of Beatrix Potter The Movie "Miss Potter" Links to Beatrix Potter Public Domain Works The tale of Tom Kitten (1907, 1994) Various books by Beatrix Potter The Internet Archive Project Gutenburg Wikisource Painting and drawing book : with Tale of Peter Rabbit (1915) - The Internet Archive More Pictures of Beatrix With Her Pets With her mouse With her rabbit With her rabbit With her dog With more dogs and more dogs..
Beatrix Potter created whimsical stories made endearing through delightful illustrations. Find resources regarding in one spot.
Wikipedia article about Beatrix Potter
These Scottish holidays left their mark forever on young Beatrix Potter to whom Scotland appears to have been a major source of inspiration.
Beatrix Potter, the children's author and illustrator for the Peter Rabbit books lived in this Historic Farmhouse called Hill Top House in Cumbria, England.
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist.
Beatrix Potter is most famous for her Peter Rabbit and other story books for children but she was also a keen naturalist and renown mycologist. She carried out ground-breaking work fungi and lichens.
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Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist. Sotheby's auctions
It’s the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter, the author and illustrator who created Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle
This is Potter's earliest known picture letter, written to Noel Moore when he was four years old. It describes a holiday trip to a seaside resort in language easily understandable at his age with illustrations that might pique his interest and retain his attention. Note the passage in square brackets (at the bottom of the third page) cautioning his mother about seashells she proposed to give him and his younger brother.
An aged Peter Rabbit makes an appearance
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist Pen ink and watercolor on paper V&A museum
Beatrix Potter with Benjamin Bouncer, September 1891 Cotsen Children’s Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Princ...
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist. Watercolor,ink&pencil National Trust Collection
Qui no coneix les esplèndides i boniques il·lustracions de Beatrix Potter? Els seu detallisme, color, tendresa, etc són molt personals. Humanitza als animals d'una manera molt propera al món de l'imaginari infantil. Generacions i generacions han crescut llegint les seues històries i gaudint de les increïbles imatges. Precioses. Hui volem compartir amb tots vosaltres una mostra de les il·lustracions de Beatrix Potter, però centrant-se, tan sols, amb els ratolinets. Segur que us agraden tant com a nosaltres.
Beatrix Potter with Benjamin Bouncer, September 1891 Cotsen Children’s Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Princ...
The meticulously sketched watercolours are among a set of pictures by the Peter Rabbit series author that will go under the hammer at Sotherby's tomorrow.
Ninny Nanny Netticoat. by Beatrix Potter. Ninny nanny netticoat, In a white petticoat, With a red nose,-- The longer she stands, The shorter she grows. Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) English author, illustrator and conservationist. watercolour on paper
Think Italian lakes and Norwegian fjords, packed into a 35-mile chunk of England, and you have the Lake District. Gareth Huw Davies selects six ways to pass a weekend there
