EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 21 © 2017 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

90 All photographs on this page by kind permission of David Messum Fine Art Ltd picture that she painted on Exmoor in North Devon entitled ‘For Life’. Regarding this latter work, Lucy noted in her sketchbook: “With the Devon and Somerset Hounds the hunted stag frequently endeavours to elude pursuit by running with a herd of wild ponies. As the hounds come nearer, however, he leaves this shelter and dashes again into the open.” These observations are perfectly captured in alarmingly dramatic fashion in her powerful painting. During this period and for the rest of their lives, Lucy and her sister, Edith, lived in Bushey near the art school in a fine old building known as ‘Kingsley’ that had once been the ‘Robin Hood and Little John Inn’. Edith had become an excellent miniaturist and, like her sister, her work had also been exhibited at the Royal Academy. Unfortunately, she suffered from a heart condition, which forced her to lead a far less energetic ABOVE: In the Shadow. Painted in 1912, this lively study pulsates with life and light. FACING PAGE TOP: Lambs Folicking, Lucy Kemp-Welch’s love of pastoral landscapes provided her art with added authority. FACING PAGE BOTTOM: Jerry Was Quite as Happy as I , another illustration from Anna Sewell’s ‘Black Beauty’, which, again, reveals the artist’s affinity for the English countryside.