Ravilious in Pictures - Sussex and the Downs books with tiny heart charms hand-painted

with tiny heart charms hand-painted with red enamel linked below

In the heart

a wooden spoon

Hazel and Little Pip' by Elsa Beskow

The skirt of the nighty is full and embroidered with flowers

Ravilious in Pictures - Sussex and the Downs books with tiny heart charms hand-paintedEric Ravilious was one of the great craftsmen of the inter war art scene, an illustrator, engraver and painter. The chalk downland of southern England inspired Eric Ravilious (19031939) to produce some of his finest paintings. Raised in Eastbourne, he rediscovered the South Downs in 1934 and over the next five years painted a series of watercolours that capture the beauty and mystery of this unique landscape. Twenty two of his stunning paintings are