june february english illustrator best known series fantasy illustrations depicting flowers art education began correspondence courses instruction earliest professional work included cards juvenile magazine illustrations book flower spring published similar books published following decades devout anglican donated artworks christian missionary organizations produced christian themed books children book hymns collaboration sister designed stained glass window painting christ child world come purchased equally proficient pen ink principal influences work claimed paint rejected artistic theories died published books spring summer autumn themes wasn winter collection assembled remaining work published posthumously biography early life born second daughter youngest child partner seed supply company amateur artist wife june home road surrey england child cared home parents later sister elder years continued care family moderately belonged lower end upper middle class cook prepare special meals hired spent time bed home amusing painting books nursery library included works artists exerted strong influences later art art education professional work took correspondence courses art probably years entered evening class attended school 1940s time received teaching position bought little drawings half sovereign published october won second prize poster competition shortly afterward elected youngest member society art critic remarked drawings remarkable freedom spirit distinct promise following father death june seventeen year old submitted art poetry magazine child leading strings effort support mother sister sister taught private schools opening home brought money family support supervising household flower spring popular theme art literature early 20th century following releases coming sir fairy themed work australian queen mary themes popular sending friends 1920s produced series depicting sent flower fairy paintings publishers paid paintings accompanying verses wasn publication received royalties work wife author wrote april flower spring exquisite taste family moved level semi detached victorian house studio built garden sister conducted room house family lived attended low churches privileged incorporated portraits fellow religious works described pillars children modelled closed interview said sister ran borrow students models years atmosphere children forgot painted children relatives young posed fairy plants painted life specimen readily hand staff provide specimens needed designed built flower fairy costumes based flowers leaves particular plant illustrated costumes kept trunk studio wings twigs broken illustration completed parts recycled costumes referred english costume middle years late 1920s began doubt church considered focusing solely sacred works family friends recommended continue secular sacred works continued attend evening classes 1920s 1940s eventually receiving teaching position took trips sussex cornwall southern coast family friends visited stayed artist surrey family live maid retired closed school house continued supervise household mother sister care needed sister collaborated books book christian themed died heart attack unable pursue art significant extent following sister death care aged mother manage begin planning stained glass window design sister memory later life death mother died moved avenue restored sussex england bequeathed friend named andrew taking residence health began deteriorate nursing homes tended relatives friends died february aged years funeral services held ashes scattered churchyard division acquired properties art worked principally pen ink equally competent black white carried capturing interesting children indicated tried paint way comes naturally real thought attention artistic theories childhood favorite influence art child subjects wear nostalgic clothing children children melancholy flat appearance advances printing technology studied flowers eye friend children illustrator illustrator influenced work strong lifelong influence indicated extent influenced technical sense choice subject matter feeling atmosphere achieve admitted fondness early paintings wonderful things depictions children sketches drawings paintings children given friends parents subjects donated charitable institutions church sponsored events exhibited art organizations illustrated magazine covers dust jackets produced series publishers allies seaside holidays shakespeare boy girl characters old rhymes times lord tale girl lives critically received set tells girl named rescues family poverty agency story features old like man called suggests social consciousness intended sequel outlined developed published posthumously critically considered successful christian themed works devout christian produced religious themed works life published guardian angel birthday cards respectively christmas cards designed year period designs sold combined printing original design society called world come purchased art society hung booklet cover design november exhibition religious themed books include written collaboration sister major religious works include oil feeding thousand chapel home women wales great supper feeding disappeared black white photograph dated work completed oil panels subject seven font andrew designed rolls wall font completed oil painting great memorial chapel methodist church following death sister began designs stained glass memorial window depicting christ preparing wash feet disciples religious themed work installed works cards allies society shakespeare boy characters shakespeare girl characters seaside holiday guardian angel society christmas cards girls friendly society 1920s 1930s christmas cards 1920s 1930s beautiful books flower spring spring songs music flower summer child thoughts picture verse flower autumn summer songs music book flower autumn songs music old rhymes times children book hymns book written collaboration little picture hymn book rhymes new old flower little book old rhymes written collaboration little book rhymes new old lord flower trees spring came window child garden verses flower garden reprinted flower flowers trees lively stories lively numbers sand sea sun gibson posthumously published flower winter simon swan flower seasons little book prayers hymns flower treasury wild cherry makes wish collaboration find return book covers new 1920s 1930s religious works cradle roll design banner design feeding thousand chapel wales great supper chapel seven font panels baptist central banner panel church lettering sword shield mount list men woman serving forces rolls font south memorial chapel church stained glass window design
Cicely Mary Barker