Illustrations from Warrior Scarlett
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Last of the Vikings - Book Graphics
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…
Blood brothers.
World Publishing Company, 1969 Back cover
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CHARLES KEEPING'S EARLY ILLUSTRATIONS These were mostly for books of Myths and Legends, by authors like Rosemary Sutcliffe and Henry Treece. The drawings had tremendous strength and drama. The publishers didn't like the way they outweighed the type, but thats the way Charles worked then. The Shapes and lines and textures are so rich and…
Illustrations from The Cold Flame
The books illustrated by Charles Keeping are much sought after by collectors. He wrote and illustrated his own books and also illustrated for a wide range of publishers. The Highwayman is one of Charles' later books, part of a series of black and white illustrations to famous poems. They are some of his best drawings…
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
Beowulf. Illustrator Charles Keeping. - Book Graphics
I love reading Dickens' A Christmas Carol each year because it contains so many little lessons ready to change the reader's heart, if the reader allows.
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…
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…
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…
