Classic English Village – Vintage British Art

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I was so intrigued by the streets of the little English Village of Lacock in Wiltshire. It was amazing how timeless this place was. It felt as if you’d turn a corner of the village in this print and find people dressed in medieval garb. It’s amazingly authentic because it is truly a classic English village.

There’s an area of England known as the Cotswolds, of which Lacock is part. This was an area that prospered in medieval times and then declined. In the case of Lacock, it thrived and grew on the wool trade. It hit its zenith centuries ago and when the industry died, it was as if the village was encased in amber. The village never modernized.

In the modern day that became a boon to them because they had a quaint old-timey charm that you really can’t manufacture. Today of course as the tourist trade has boomed, they have modern conveniences but they’ve gone to great lengths to keep the aesthetic charm of an old English village in Lacock and elsewhere in the Costswolds.

I’ve read that a lot of period dramas and other movies are filmed in Lacock. Among those is ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 1995 and in more recent times, the ‘Harry Potter’ movies and The ‘Other Boleyn Girl.’ With the knowledge of its cinematic history I was inspired to take Lacock back in time myself using that beautiful old medieval architecture as the basis for my own English Village fantasy. And it really does feel like I’ve managed to discover some old English village painting here. I’m quite proud of the result of my artwork for this quaint print.

Have you also wandered the streets of this Wiltshire village? Perhaps you recognize the Tudor architecture on this street from a film you enjoyed? Or, like me, you’re just a push-over for a print that has such a timeless charm?

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