Comments on: Charles Keeping, Illustrator https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Vicky Keeping https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1304404 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:40:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1304404 Hello, I am the daughter of Charles and Renate Keeping – I just wanted to let you know that the Keeping Gallery is still very much open. Please contact me at thekeepinggallery@icloud.com or email at thekeepinggallery@icloud.com to arrange a visit – We look forward to meeting you
Thank you Steve for your lovely post

]]> By: Robin Shaw https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1293595 Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:24:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1293595 I’ve tried contacting the gallery a few times but unsuccessfully. Do you know if they are still open as an actual gallery? I love his work and would really appreciate being able to see originals.

]]> By: Rob Ramsden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217739 Sun, 29 Jul 2018 15:27:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217739 Hi, can you please tell me if the gallery is still open? There’s no information on the Keeping Gallery website which I can see regarding the address or opening times etc. I would love to visit there, and I can’t believe that there is a gallery dedicated to Charles Keeping’s work, which I love. Thanks in advance of your reply! All the best, Rob ps this is a fantastic and enlightening article!

]]> By: Juliet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217462 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:47:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217462 As a child, two of my favourite books as a child we’re illustrated by Keeping.
The cover of “The Red Towers of Granada” showed a troupe of galloping horses.
“Elidor” had a fierce unicorn, rearing up in swirling mist.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217409 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:55:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217409 I realize this amazing artist is quite familiar to many of you — But imagine those of us who have
only JUST discovered his work this morning?? I am “down the rabbit hole”, enjoying every aspect of his work as illustrator/designer. His sense of composition, in addition to his illustration skills —
quite singular. Your nation’s rich history of noted illustrators is bottomless — and this gent
is part of the legacy. Wonderful, wonderful work! (when I read “the entire novels of Dickens”
my heart soared, and I’ll be on the hunt)

]]> By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217399 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:20:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217399 GA, wonderful. I don’t understand for sure about the media. Are these all ink or watercolor used with a brush? GR

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217392 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:26:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217392 One of my most cherished possessions is a copy of “The Highwayman” signed for me by Charles Keeping. He visited Toronto in the early 1980s, along with ‘giants’ John Rowe Townsend, Jan Mark, and Jill Paton Walsh. (I believe Philippa Pearce was also on the tour.)

The room where the four of them met children’s literature fans was packed. SRO in the bookstore. They answered audience questions with patience, insight and lots of laughter. Very memorable, all of them. I recall that Keeping had quite a few Canadian children’s book illustrators wanting him to sign their copies of his books. What a long line!

And what a legacy those creators left behind them! I hope to one day get to the Keeping Gallery.

]]> By: Peter Harrison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217385 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:29:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217385 Thank you for bringing Keeping’s work to the fore in this piece. I, too, was dazzled by his work when younger: I particularly remember his illustrations to Rosemary Sutcliff’s books, such as ‘Warrior Scarlet.’ Keeping was enormously talented, and it was very interesting to read of his early life, which I didn’t know about at all.

]]> By: julia harrison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217381 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:31:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217381 Thank you for this marvellous post. An extraordinary talent: i was spellbound by his illustrations for Beowulf and The Highwayman and am so interested that you can still make an appointment to visit his home.

]]> By: Steve Hanscomb https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/07/26/charles-keeping-illustrator-x/#comment-1217379 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:18:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167854#comment-1217379 I would strongly recommend a visit to Shortlands. I met Vicky and had a wonderful look around the gallery. Vicky is such an engaging host who gave me a real insight into her Dad’s work and background. Not only that, but introduced me to her Mother’s work, which I knew very little about and would be worth visiting to see on its own. I cherish my collection of books illustrated by Charles Keeping all the more for the visit. I also discovered while chatting a wonderful coincidence; Vicky Keeping’s Sister-in-law is church warden at the church I attend with my family!

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