CHARLIE HIGHMAN | Spike Woods

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Charlie Highman

Guard. Gouache.Charlie Highman.

Guard. Gouache.Charlie Highman.

Red Wizard?

Red Wizard?

That newfangled invention - the bicycle.

That newfangled invention - the bicycle.

My grandfather produced lots more beautiful work through the Art Nouveau era. It’s such a shame he was killed in France in the Great War....

Supports what?

Supports what?

Croak joke . . .

Croak joke . . .

Moustaches must have been a problem!

Moustaches must have been a problem!

Yet one more …

Yet one more …

Another fine rough, so expressive.

Another fine rough, so expressive.

I love the looseness of the use of medium. Very modern in its way . . .

I love the looseness of the use of medium. Very modern in its way . . .

And he did it very well, my grandpa.

And he did it very well, my grandpa.

Rough sketches for commercial projects.

Rough sketches for commercial projects.

Another biscuit tin?

Another biscuit tin?

Rough for a biscuit tin, perhaps.

Rough for a biscuit tin, perhaps.

Before the modern day Santa Claus had a red suit, he wore a green one.

Before the modern day Santa Claus had a red suit, he wore a green one.

An illuminated quote, 1902.

An illuminated quote, 1902.

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