Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream by James Russell - to be published by the Mainstone Press in October 2011.  For further details or to order a book please email: info@themainstonepress.com

Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream

Press Release from The Mainstone Press

Paul Nash, Event on the Downs, 1934

Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream by James Russell celebrates the life and work of Paul Nash (1889-1946), an artist of energy and vision who created iconic paintings of both world wars and explored in inimitable style the ideas and issues of the interwar years. After a period of neglect following his death, Nash’s reputation is in the ascendant again, but though we appreciate the quality of his paintings, we have perhaps lost sight of their humanity.

Bringing a fresh eye to the artist’s legacy, Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream goes behind the scenes of twenty-two paintings to explore Nash’s life, the places and people he knew, and the times in which he lived. The book draws on diverse sources, from published books to correspondence, to create an intimate portrait of a passionate, funny, supremely imaginative artist.

This approach will be familiar to readers of the Ravilious in Pictures series published by the Mainstone Press, and the book has been produced in a similar style and with the same attention to detail. In this, the first of two proposed books on Nash, we focus on the artist’s oil paintings – the work in which he explored most thoroughly the ideas that preoccupied him. Well-known paintings like ‘The Battle of Britain’ are included alongside pictures that are reproduced for the first time. A second volume will address the artist’s watercolours, so that the two books together form a unique biography of Paul Nash – a life in pictures.

Paul Nash in Pictures: Landscape and Dream will be published by The Mainstone Press in October 2011. The author James Russell is available for talks and book signings. Please contact the publisher for details.

What the critics say about Ravilious in Pictures:

‘Beautiful’ (Stella magazine, Sunday Telegraph, Dec 2009)

‘Ravilious’s watercolour landscapes of the South Downs … are beautifully reproduced here alongside insightful essays.’(London Review of Books, Jan 2010)

'James Russell’s writing has the clarity and concision of the paintings, and is both properly informative and enjoyably readable... Glorious.’ (Andrew Lambirth, The Art Newspaper, Sept 2010)

‘A vivid portrait of the artist’ (Country Life magazine, Dec 2010)

‘Fantastic’ (Emily Rhodes, The Spectator Arts Blog, Dec 2010)

‘Alluring… convivial…’(Paul Laity, The Guardian, May 2011)

Ravilious in Pictures - see Andrew Lambirth's review in The Spectator

Great review of the Ravilious show in Essex and the new book by Culture 24.  

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Nice review by Emily Rhodes on her blog about the new book and the party at Ben Pentreath's. See http://emilybooks.wordpress.com/

Book of the week - comes with a free teabag! 

Delighted to see that Ravilious in Pictures - A Country Life - has been voted book of the week by Much Ado Books, the wonderful independent and award-winning bookshop in Alfriston, East Sussex. Do call in if you are passing and say hello - you will get a very friendly welcome...

MUCH ADO BOOK OF THE WEEK

Ravilious in Pictures: A Country Life will be launched at the Fry in Saffron Walden on Saturday 16 April from 11 - 13.00. The author James Russell will be signing copies of the book and the launch coincides with the opening of the exhibition - Ravilious in Essex.

Coming soon... Ravilious in Pictures: A Country Life by James Russell. Available from the Mainstone Press in early April.

The Oldie

As featured in the books section of this month's Oldie...

Country Life...

A short review from Country Life...

One Lump or Two

Our new book on Edward Bawden has just been published!

London Review of Books

One of this week's recommnded titles!

Stella, 21 Nov 2010. Page 68

Delighted to see Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings featured in The Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine - in Christmas gifts for men for under £50!

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Stella
21 Nov 2010

EDWARD BAWDEN EVENING IN LONDON

Join us for a special winter event at the St Bride Library in London where there will be a unique chance to hear talks by leading experts on Edward Bawden, followed by mince pies & wine and an opportunity to buy books and and prints from fine press publishers. The speakers are:

* Peyton Skipwith ‘The man and his humour’
* Alan Powers ‘The murals of Edward Bawden’
* Brian Webb ‘Designer by popular demand’
* Chris Brown ‘EB: collaborator and printmaker’
* Mark Hearld & Jonny Hannah ‘Edward Bawden in the 21st century’

The Mainstone Press will also be launching their new book - One Lump or Two: Tea, Twinings and Edward Bawden. To book a ticket go to: http://www.stbride.org/events

Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings - available very soon...

The second book in the Ravilious in Pictures series - The War Paintings by James Russell - will be available from November 3. For anyone who would like to order a copy, please see the attached forms.

Our competion is still open to anyone who would like to have a go - see previous post or visit our facebook page.  

Can you handle the Ravilious challenge?

  The Mainstone Press Picture Challenge...

To mark the forthcoming publication of Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings we have devised a cunning picture competition... Identify the paintings from the details above and email your answers to info@themainstonepress.com by 29 October. The first five people drawn from the hat with the correct answers will receive a copy of the book signed by the author.

Coming soon... the next book in the trilogy.

Well here's the cover! Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings by James Russell (ISBN 978-0955277740) published by The Mainstone Press will be available in early November this year. More news very soon...

The War Paintings competition

Exciting news flash! I have just received from our author - James Russell - the final draft for the next book in the trilogy - Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings. We will post the cover artwork at the end of next week and give full publication details. A signed copy of the book (once it's published - probably in early November) will be available to the first person to send in the title of the Ravilious watercolour they think we will be using for the front cover... Clue it's from a UK gallery - not a private collection...

 

Also, we will be posting info soon on our latest book on Edward Bawden - One Lump or Two - a publication for tea enthusiasts and lovers of Bawden's quirky black and white illustrations. Details will  be posted on our new facebook page - see: http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Lump-or-Two/102845446446735 

The Art Newspaper - book review

This month's Art Newspaper features the following review of Ravilious in Pictures...

Ravilious Competition

Thanks to everyone who entered the Ravilious competition. The answer was - I LOVE ALPHABETS. If you didn't win, don't worry - we will be having a new challenge soon. In the meantime, here's a picture of the whole alphabet to show you how the code worked.