‡ Richard Bawden RWS NEAC RE (born 1936) View...

‡ Richard Bawden RWS NEAC RE (born 1936)

View Through a Window

aquatint on paper, framed

signed Richard Bawden, titled and numbered 39/100

81 x 63cm (framed)

61 x 39.5cm (image)

Provenance

The Estate of Richard Batterham.

Catalogue notes

Richard and I first met when we were nine, at a small school in the Winterborne valley, just over the hill from Durweston.

Our friendship continued at Bryanston, where we both enjoyed working in the pottery.

After school we always remained in touch, and I am godfather to his eldest child, Annabel.

As we both became settled in our creative life a great respect for each others work grew year by year.

We often chatted about our current projects and I was impressed how Richard always stressed the joy of ‘making’

Though so different we both understood the importance of design, colour and perfecting technical skills: whether starting with a lump of clay or a sheet of metal, we each worked through the creative process, until finally the kiln was opened or the paper lifted from the plate.

The many pots I have, and use daily, remind me of Richard and our lifelong friendship

Richard Bawden, 2022.