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An Evening at the Larches
Searle produced a ghoulish series of illustrations to accompany Harry Hearson and J. C. Trewin's 'An Evening at the Larches' published in 1951. As a special Halloween treat here are shots of the...
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New book!
Quite remarkably Ronald Searle was prolific into his 90s. His final collaboration was with Robert Forbes illustrating his Beastly Feasts and Let's Have a Bite. Mr Forbes said Searle had provided enough...
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One more book plug!
Helen Walasek has put out another handsome collection of past cartoons from the Punch magazine archives -this time a fine selection of colour work including several Searle covers and his 'Heroes Of Our...
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Off Piste
To mark the Thanksgiving holiday and the approaching ski season let's look at the various depictions Searle made over the years of those dedicated to flinging themselves down a mountain slope- an...
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Remembering Ronald Searle pt2
In February 2008 Ronald had agreed to meet me in a couple of months but the Searles' annual visit to Paris for health treatment postponed this to September. I was of course very excited to finally get...
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Beastly Books
'Beast Friends Forever' is available from U.S. publishers Overlook Press. I'm assuming it's the American edition of 'Beastly Romances' ?
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Happy New Year 2013!
Welcome to 2013 folks! As a special New Year treat for all you Searle fans I'll post one month a day from Searle's 1960 calendar . . .
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Poland 1948
The year after their trip around Yugoslavia Searle and fellow illustrator Paul Hogarth visited Poland to record the post war devastation.'In August 1948, Searle was traveling across Germany,...
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Auction
Ralph Spurrier of Post Mortem Books informs me of an upcoming auction of original Searle artwork that readers may be interested in."I knew Ronald for very many years via his wife Mo who was a customer...
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Searle in Colour
Searle made his name of course with his inky, scratchy black and white drawings but from his early career he demonstrated a unique command of colour too. The palettes he used were often unusual but...
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'Beast Friends Forever'
Watch a promo reel for 'Beast Friends Forever' by Robert L. Forbes illustrated by Ronald Searle
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More Winespeak
In the early 80s Searle was commissioned by wine-maker John Goelet to publicise his Clos du Val winery in the Napa Valley, California and his Taltarni vineyard in Moonambel, Australia.The drawings were...
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Ireland
The Emerald Isle as seen through Searle's eyes. Drawn in 1962 but published in 'Holiday' magazine April 1963'The human traffic on O'Connell Street, watched over by an angelic harp'.At Trinity College...
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Stephen Nadler at the ever reliable Attempted Bloggery reminds me today is Ronald Searle's birthday!See a celebration of swines over at Stephen's top knotch blog on cartooning and illustration here
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NYC exhibition
'This exhibition features the poetry of Robert Forbes and the drawings of Ronald Searle, featured in three books, BEASTLY FEASTS! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme; LET’S HAVE A BITE! A Banquet of...
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"They're over here . . ."
American supermarket chains come to Italy - illustration for an article on 'The Americanisation of Europe' (1965)"A critical view of American conduct abroad is expressed in this drawing . . . of U. S....
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New Yorker cartoons
Not only did Searle illustrate dozens of fine covers for the New Yorker but also contributed interior cartoons. The magazine ran several series by Searle including a delightful collection of historical...
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Editorial Illustration
Following on from the last post on the New Yorker cartoons here's a batch of editorial pieces mainly from the 90s'Glyndebourne re-opens'(lower left) mixed media, unframed 20¾ x 17¼in.Cover drawing for...
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