James Russell

I'm so proud of my new exhibition at the RWA in Bristol!

Georg Wilson, Vespertine (Thorn Apple), 2025, oil on linen Until the other day I don't think I'd ever walked the length of Savile Row, a street that was once the byword for elegant English tailoring but which is now being infiltrated by art galleries - Ha…

Caroline Walker, Table Laying, Late Morning, May 2020, oil on canvas (artist copyright) On a walk round the autumn sales exhibition at Sothebys last year there were a few works that really jumped out: a smallish Francis Bacon that dominated a room contain…

Jamie Luoto, The Swallowing, 2025 (copyright the artist) I recently went along to the private view of an exhibition by an artist I'd never heard of, at a gallery I'd never visited before, braving the south London rain to do so and - thanks to a delayed tr…

Eric Ravilious, Tea at Furlongs, 1939, watercolour Hello!

Tirzah Garwood, untitled embroidery (woman watering) It's always gratifying to get some press for an exhibition, but the reviews of Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious have been particularly enjoyable.

Tirzah Garwood, Erskine Returning at Dawn, 1950, oil on canvas I'm thrilled that my exhibition Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious will be opening at Dulwich Picture Gallery on 19 November.

Exhibition catalogue published by PWP/Bloomsbury, design by Lucy Morton I've been fascinated by Tirzah Garwood (1908-51) ever since I began researching her first husband Eric Ravilious (1903-42).

Tirzah Garwood, Hornet and Wild Rose, 1950 (Towner) Another lengthy silence and another valid excuse...

Eric Ravilious, New Year Snow, 1938, watercolour I wrote the note below for Dreweatts, who were selling New Year Snow in their recent auction, Robert Kime: The Personal Collection...

'Gramophones', from Boutiques, illustrated by Lucien Boucher Exciting news for lovers of astonishing books: Tim Mainstone has just published the third in his remarkable trilogy of books celebrating both a golden age of illustration and a glorious epoch in…

Soutine I Kossoff exhibition at Hastings Contemporary from Hastings Contemporary on Vimeo.

The prolonged lack of activity on this site is due, not to laziness as you might think, but to me having been working flat out on the exhibition opening at the end of next week at Hastings Contemporary...

If you're an admirer of Paul Nash then this new book may already be on your radar, but I would also recommend it to people who don't know much about the debonair but sometimes challenging British artist.

Eric Ravilious, Pilot Boat, 1939 Having spent some time in a private collection in the United States, Pilot Boat is back in the UK and up for auction at Sotheby's.

This time last year I was busy writing the introductory essay for a remarkable book.

From Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden and Paul Nash to Elisabeth Frink, David Hockney and Lucian Freud some of the biggest names in British art are coming together in a vibrant, wide-ranging exhibition at The Higgins Bedford that explores the history of Brit…

Well it's less than a minute long, but I think this is a great introduction to my exhibition Seafaring, which runs at Hastings Contemporary until the autumn.

I'm very much looking forward to discussing 'Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War' with the film's director Margy Kinmonth, on Weds 6 July.

Eric Ravilious, Submarine Commander Looking Through a Periscope, lithograph, 1940-41 I'm sure you've had the experience of watching the film version of a novel you love... and wishing you hadn't.

The private view of the 2015 Ravilious exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery was a bit of a blur, but one moment that stuck in my mind was meeting Margy Kinmonth for the first time.

Over his long and successful career David Remfry MBE RA RWS has achieved a mastery of watercolour that few have matched.

Richard Eurich, Survivors from a Torpedoed Ship, 1942, Tate From fishermen to submariners, migrants to merchant seamen, people throughout the ages have shared the experience of being at sea.

A Ravilious Coronation Mug features in this linocut by Angie Lewin I'm looking forward to joining artist and designer Angie Lewin on March 23 for an online event exploring her career-long fascination for Eric Ravilious.

Eric Ravilious, Train Landscape, 1939, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum Please join me for a feature-length online introduction to the life and work of the much-loved artist and designer.