tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605625879464789847.post3223724410187706507..comments2024-03-06T23:33:57.819-08:00Comments on Britain is no country for old men: Britain is a country which says "Farewell" to an old son of Yorkshire, author-illustrator of children's books and magician of colours, Brian Wildsmith ...............................JohnBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829858569457847265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605625879464789847.post-49316447644053000252016-09-15T01:46:33.093-07:002016-09-15T01:46:33.093-07:00I enjoyed this very much. By chance I happened to...I enjoyed this very much. By chance I happened to go to a talk Brian Wildsmith did for a book group in Yorkshire - maybe it was because this was where he was from? - and it was my first conscious encounter with his work (although the style felt familiar, so I expect I had read his picture books as a child). It's amazing to me that he is not better known in the UK. His images of nature are so vivid.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605625879464789847.post-49670236705586898482016-09-14T09:04:34.554-07:002016-09-14T09:04:34.554-07:00Thank you for writing this great obituary John.Thank you for writing this great obituary John.Hazel Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304402620107124660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605625879464789847.post-13643258009901719672016-09-09T13:40:07.386-07:002016-09-09T13:40:07.386-07:00What a very lovely and interesting obituary.What a very lovely and interesting obituary.Playing by the bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761644438775249830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605625879464789847.post-5709444437572655752016-09-09T07:20:49.521-07:002016-09-09T07:20:49.521-07:00Really enjoyable piece - thank you - interesting t...Really enjoyable piece - thank you - interesting to hear so many of Brian's own thoughts and comments.As a working class cradle Catholic myself it had a special interest! I have been a librarian for more than thirty years and have loved and shared his books throughout that time. Catallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844134148757054598noreply@blogger.com