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Drawing and painting seem to have been a favourite pastime of some of the Bonallacks and Elgars on the maternal side of the family. The first picture below is a watercolour of St Anne’s Gate Salisbury, by singer Rosie Bonallack in 1902.

This is a card by her architect husband, Fred Elgar, probably a little later.

And this is a watercolour of Singapore by their elder daughter Madge in the 1950s. Madge was a commercial artist and an impeccable calligrapher, but by bad luck the only bomb ever dropped on Salisbury during World War II, reportedly jettisoned by a Junkers 88 on its way back to Germany, fell on her studio and destroyed all the works it contained.

Several generations later, artists descended from Fred and Rosie are still going strong. Rob Elgar is a professional artist who works to commission: above are two of his paintings that are for sale (price on application to rob@theelgars.co.uk). Rob's work can also be found at rob@robelgardesign.co.uk, robelgar.webflow.io and robelgardesign.co.uk. If any other relatives see this site and would like to contribute a piece in any medium, it will be a pleasure to upload them. In the meantime, below are drawings by two of Fred and Rosie’s great granddaughters, Julia and Maria. The cartoons further down that are signed Macla are also by Maria. The two sisters are lucky in that their mother Beatriz also paints, see the portrait of a cat below. Perhaps grandson Jude, the babe in arms here, will end up wielding a pencil or a brush himself.

By Julia Lamb:

The Gaze (acrylic on canvas)

By Maria Lamb:

By Beatriz Lamb:

Drawings and cartoons by Jonathan Lamb

Bilbao docks, 1975 (felt tip)

Picos de Europa 1975 (felt tip and pencil)

Tony, Asturias 1975 (felt tip and pencil)

Karim and Will, Bradford 1974 (biro)

Charles Thompson, Allhallows School, 1972 (marker pen)

Moat Cottage garden shed, c 1972 (pencil)

Faces, c.1978 (biro)

Chris Beer, Bradford 1974 (biro)

Safety razor, Bradford, 1975 (biro)

Safety razor, Bradford, 1975 (biro)

Safety razor, Bradford, 1975 (biro)

Safety razor, Bradford, 1975 (biro)

Knife and spoon, Bradford 1974 (biro)

Gordon Doble at rehearsals, Bradford 1974 (pen and ink)

Jacques Jochum at rehearsals, Bradford 1974 (pen and ink)

Dave Brooks, Oxford 1979 (pencil)

Safety razor, Bradford, 1975 (biro)

Milton Janetos, Oxford 1979 (chalk on board)

Beardsley study, c 1979 (pen and wash):

Hand, 1978 (felt tip)

Old Man, 1978 ( pencil)

Pollard Willow, c. 1977 (pen and ink)

Chris Naish, Oxford 1979

Messiah, La Madeleine , 1978 (pen and ink)

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“Life kills.” – JCL

Apart from that quote, here are the prices for items for sale on this site, plus VAT and p&p at cost.  All the books are first editions, and can be signed, dedicated and sent as gifts.  The Ugly Baby and Speaky Stuff are available immediately in the UK, other items from June 2025.

Peculiar Poems.  Very rare.   82 pages, cardboard covers, published in Bucharest in 1990 by Editura Babel, and printed by the Bucharest University Press.  ISBN 973-48-1003-0.  This was one of the first books to be published after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989.  Good condition but some slight mottling to end pages. 21 copies left from a run of 100.  £50.

The Ugly Baby.  Soft covers, 385 pages.  Published by Ediciones Trilce for Poor Tree Press and printed by Gráfica Don Bosco in Montevideo in 2007.  ISBN 978-9974-32-443-5.  Compendium volume containing the poems from nine self-published booklets, now unavailable: Peculiar Poems, Crispy Postmen, Love-Making in the Home, Why Dogs Hate Croquet, How to Hug, The Lord’s Tears, Snoud and Rufy, Shaggy Doggerel and the Coolibah Tree.  Illustrated by the author.  About 200 copies left from a run of 1000.  £20.

Speaky Stuff. Soft covers, 334 pages.  Published in 2023 by Mastergraf of Montevideo, ISBN 978-9915-411-9-4. Contains 65 comedy performance pieces for speeches, shows and auditions, and three stage comedies with manageable casts for touring and amdram groups. Illustrated by the author.  About 180 copies left from a run of 300.  £15.

Backgammon checkers in stainless steel and hide (to customer’s colour specification) or beech and Patagonian rosewood. Tournament size, 44mm x 10mm.  £6 each.

Doubleyou (W) dice game, using leather and hardwood. Includes dice, cube and shaker.  £29.

Clockapult delayed action sucker dart catapult/games timer.  £19.

Montevideo free-standing croquet hoops. Not currently in production, seeking UK manufacturer, would take small commission.