Anybody that has followed my blogging on artists and art knows that I have a particular liking for anyone that can sketch. It is an amazing human skill to be able to view any scene or object and instantly sketch it out on a piece of paper. Here is a book dedicated to teaching you how to sketch written and drawn by Ray Evans. (1920 -2008).
Use the link below to view “A
Pocket Guide to Sketching” by Ray Evans (1986).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17lqiy0x4o9q9NoGfK7tnVtfEJO_MkGuk/view?usp=sharing
Significantly not only does Ray
Evans sketch examples of objects and scenes he also
sketches out all the pens, brushes and paints he advises you to use. It was a lovely
A6 size pocket book (10.5 cm by 14.8 cm) until I guillotined off the binding so
I could put it through my sheet feed book scanner to create the above PDF. Enjoy.
Banno
Biography - Ray Evans (1920–2008)
The National Library of Wales
Painter, illustrator, writer and
teacher, born in Hale, Cheshire. He studied at Instituto di Belle Arti,
Florence, 1945–6; Manchester College of Art, 1946–8; and Heatherley’s School of
Fine Art, 1948–50, under Iain Macnab, termed “a great influence”. Evans worked
for six months with the advertising agents Colman, Prentis & Varley,
1950–1, then as a freelance. Among various teaching appointments was
Southampton College of Art, 1956–66. Did commissioned work for major companies
such as British Petroleum, Eagle Star, banks and government. Many solo
exhibitions included Thackeray, Furneaux and Canaletto Galleries; Winchester
city art gallery; and Ashbarn Gallery in Petersfield. RA and RI, of which he
was a member, RBA and RWA were among group show appearances.
Shared a three-man exhibition at
The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, 2002, another at The Albany Gallery, Cardiff,
in 2003. Among Evans’ books were Travelling with a Sketchbook, 1980, and How to
be a Successful Illustrator, 1993. National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth,
Southampton Education Authority and Winchester gallery hold his work. Lived in
Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain
Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom &
Company)
Small Print
The Author Copyright of
“A Pocket Guide to Sketching “ is acknowledged as being owned Ray Evans
(1920-2008) heirs or dependants or who so ever it willed to by Ray Evans.
Whilst the Publishers Copyright, now lapsed, was owned by William Collins Sons
& Co Limited. To seek approval of both the Author and Publisher the publisher
was emailed but no response has been received as of August 2024.
DMB Publishing the Digital Publisher of this digitised copy
operates on a strictly non for profit basis, whilst it is shared here strictly
under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence defined by CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed. The
copyright owners are acknowledged and if there is any objection to this
digitised copy being shared the content will be immediately removed from the
internet. The sole objective of its publication on the internet is to raise
public awareness of this publication whilst ensuring its retention for
posterity so future generations can have access to its content.
Afterword.
Strangely enough a copy of this book in a PDF format appears
to be freely shared by www.scribd.com see
below.
