Diary extracts for July 1939

1st Jul 1939:

Took painting of 'Robin Hood’s Town’ in to Southampton Art Gallery for the ‘Adult Education’ exhibition. Saw Conran and had a talk with him.

2nd Jul 1939:

Started painting of ‘Antwerp'

4th Jul 1939:

Painting all day, started work on Cathedral tower [on 'Antwerp']. The problem of tone values will be interesting, but the depth of the composition will have to depend on design as  already I am using pure black.

14th Jul 1939:

Rex [of the Redfern gallery] says Munnings is going to work to get me on the list of next candidates for A.R.A.

17th Jul 1939:

Drawing for a small painting of thatching going on next door (16x20), later purchased by Sir Gerald Kelly