Evelyn Carslaw

Evelyn Carslaw née Evelyn Jane Lochhead Workman (8 March 1881 – 19 September 1968) was a Scottish landscape painter and illustrator.[1]

Evelyn Carslaw
Born	Evelyn Jane Lochhead Workman 8 March 1881 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	19 September 1968(1968-09-19) (aged 87)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Glasgow School of Art
Known for	Landscape painting, book illustrations

Biography

Carslaw was born in Glasgow and attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1897 to 1907.[2] She then studied in Paris and travelled extensively, painting landscapes in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, working in both oils and watercolours.[3] In 1905 she married a surgeon, Dr RB Carslaw, and together they had five children.[4] The family lived at Rhu on Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute and were keen sailors. In 1944 Dr Carslaw published Leaves from Rowan's Logs, an account of a yacht cruise around the west coast of Scotland, which contained numerous illustrations by Evelyn Carslaw.[3][2] Later in life she lived at Helensburgh and became friends with Norah Neilson Gray.[4] Carslaw was a member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists from 1905 and also exhibited several paintings with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[4]

References

1. Craig Borland (22 May 2019). "Eye on Millig: Artistic talent ran in Helensburgh family". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
3. Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1 84195 150 1.
4. Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.