Stanley Roy Badmin

Stanley Roy Badmin (1906–1989) was an English painter and etcher particularly noted for his book illustrations and landscapes.

Badmin was born in Sydenham in 1906, and went on to study at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art, London; he became one of the youngest ever associate members of the Royal Watercolour Society at the age of only 26. He taught at a number of art schools in London, teaching at the Central School of Art in the 1950s.

During World War II Badmin worked for the UK's Ministry of Information, before joining the RAF.

A major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1985 to coincide with the publication of his biography.

Badmin died in Bignor, West Sussex, in 1989.

Badmin worked primarily in watercolour. He was particularly inspired by the English rural landscape, and was especially noted for his detailed yet evocative paintings of trees. His work shows strong affinities with contemporary neo-romantic artists such as Graham Sutherland, John Piper and Eric Ravilious. His greatest public recognition came through his book illustration and advertising work, which was also largely based on English landscape subjects.

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