As a preparatory drawing for a work held by Tate Britain comes to auction, Jessica Lack illuminates the tormented British artist’s brief and brilliant career

Welcome to part 2 of my homage to artist and illustrator John Minton. In the early 1950’s Minton traveled to the West Indies. This study (above right) and painting (below) shows drinkers outs…

Leading illustrator known for her work on Tom's Midnight Garden

Welcome to part 3 of my posts about the artist John Minton. Minton’s posthumous fame is principally as an illustrator. Many of his commissions for illustrations came from the publisher John L…

Recently I came across the amazing work of John Minton and decided to look further into his background and extensive portfolio of painting and illustration. The more I discovered, the more I wanted…