For some reason, I preferred listening to your narration of Hogarth's life than actually reading up on his biography on Wikipedia. Your voice is so much better. It is the voice of an elder statesman, simultaneously calming, insightful, reasonable and oddly sympathetic.
I've always loved his work. He often used the grisaille method, painting in the shadow areas of his watercolours first with a black wash, and then laying on washes of colour on top.
Thank you, Danny. Great resources here. Will check them out. For some reason, I remember him from the late 60's; perhaps, I'll remember why by reading his books. Maybe from when he spent time in MA. TY again. --KateColors
Paul Hogarth did the artwork for paperback covers of Graham Greene's books in a Penguin edition. In his Greene Country book there are summaries of the books contributed by Greene and also the painter's notes, as you showed. Hogarth did another illustrated book of the writer, Lawrence Durrell, with more tropical scenes around the Mediterranean, the setting for most of Durrell's work. I love Hogarth's work. His descent from the earlier Hogarth is not documented, but rather was claimed by Paul without proof.
Superb overview as always - so good to see Hogarth get his due; always pick up his Faber paperback editions when I see them. His archive is at Manchester Metropolitan University (www.specialcollections.mmu.ac.uk/archives.php). Thank you for a truly engrossing series.
In the '70's as an art major in college I had no appreciation of Hogarth at all... boy, that sure has changed! I should have paid more attention back then, but they say youth is wasted on the young! XD
