Ipswich Docks – Then and Now through the artist’s lens
The docks area of Ipswich has been used for trade for well over a 1000 years. When Colin started teaching at the Ipswich Art School in the late 1940s, the dock had yet to transform into the stylish waterfront we see today. The commercial landscape, with its wharves...
Bramford Road, Ipswich – Then and Now
Bramford Road, Ipswich - Then and Now An Arnold Bennett Kind of Town When Colin returned to Ipswich in 1947, he found a town still recovering from the effects of the war. "In those days I always felt that it was like a town from the north that had somehow slipped down...
The Arboretum Pub – Then and Now
The Arboretum Pub – Then and Now “The one I used all through my working career was the Arboretum, opposite the art school… that was the pub which all the people who worked there used. In those days, pubs weren’t like they are now … the best food you could get...
The Art of Camouflage in World War II
The Art of Camouflage The camoufleurs of the Camouflage Unit were artists, designers, and architects. They were recruited because “there was a natural partnership based on their aptitude for good visual recall, and their understanding of scale, colour and tone”....
The beginning of camouflage in World War II
The beginning of camouflage in World War II The Ministry of Home Security’s Camouflage Directorate had 2000 applications from artists wanting to work in the unit. The unit was strategically located near to the large industrial cities of Birmingham and Coventry. The...