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JAMES ULRIC WALMSLEY
1860-1954
Leo's father, James Ulric Walmsley, was a gifted artist who spent the last sixty years of his life in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England. His paintings of this area in oils and watercolours are now greatly appreciated and much in demand.
Ulric was born in Liverpool, and trained as an architect in Ireland. He then worked on church decoration before undergoing art training, which included studying under Stanhope Forbes in Newlyn, Cornwall.
Ulric described Robin Hood's Bay as the most beautiful place he had ever known and was confident that he could achieve his artistic aspirations there.
He finally realised his life ambition at the age of 93 when his portrait entitled "Grannie", completed half a century earlier, was accepted by the Royal Academy in London, England.
This is one of the many watercolours which Ulric Walmsley painted of Robin Hood's Bay - this particular scene was painted in 1905.
View a larger version of this picture
(size ~36k).
Another example of Ulric Walmsley's work
(size ~35k)
A thIrd example of Ulric Walmsley's work
(size ~73k)
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