Comments on: Elwin Hawthorne, Painter

By: alexandra K corbin

alexandra K corbin — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:56:01 +0000

i need to find his work, anything.

By: Chianna Kelly

Chianna Kelly — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:51:30 +0000

I love Hawthorne’s paintings – They’re so atmospheric – and this is a very interesting piece so thank you. It was good to see the photo with Lilian. I’ve always wondered why he died so young.

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:01:57 +0000

As a child my job was to fetch coke from the coal bunker. I hated doing it but can you imagine discovering an Elwin Hawthorne?

By: Richard Smith

Richard Smith — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:28:51 +0000

Once again another wonderful set of paintings that I’m grateful to have seen. Thank you.

By: Ruth Richardson

Ruth Richardson — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:20:43 +0000

How I WISH he had painted the Cleveland Street Workhouse!
see http://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/02/16/an-east-end-murder-a-west-end-grave/

By: Eddie Johnson

Eddie Johnson — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:04:13 +0000

The series has been fascinating but quite sad, such wonderful drawings and beautiful art, I’m familiar with a lot of the streets but seeing the old ‘Mitford’ where my Dad spent a lot of his life & money brought a lump to my throat. My eldest son Andrew was a talented artist but like then there’s not an awful lot of money or recognition for artists. Wish you well with the book, a worthy and honourable project. I will order one soon.

By: John Barrett

John Barrett — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:34:08 +0000

What we see here an uncluttered art world of Edwardian Elwin Hawthorne in the 1930s. He was not a Victorian but his parents were and this would have had some influence on his mind-set. Just a quick rundown of his art, these are quiet pics no hustle or bustle here. Some appear stark I liked the Mitford Castle one, a nice horse water trough a feature of the 1920s after all horses had to be watered, not many cars about then !Note the total absence of cars in all the pics , because we are in Elwin’s world now. I am sure these would have been noisy & smelly in his time. It appears many pics are in private coll’s / hands that’s ok they are safe and traceable, hope they will on loan for future public exhibitions as required. The last photo I assume is some of the East London art group in 1937 Elwin may be shorter than his fellows but his art is just fascinating, its a time capsule that he has provided us with. I do like. Soon they will be off to war, end of their artistic adventures – for now. Poet John

By: Patricia Lewis

Patricia Lewis — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:34:59 +0000

I loved the exhibition of the East London Artists 2 or 3 years ago at Bow.

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:03:32 +0000

I love the clarity, simplicity and rather melancholy atmosphere of his paintings. Valerie

By: Glynn

Glynn — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:49:27 +0000

All of these artists are wonderful.