Don Lawrence

On this page you'll find some of the photographs I took when visiting Don & Elisabeth, in the summer of 1984.
More info on the life and legacy of Don Lawrence can be found at his official website: www.donlawrence.co.uk .

Don at work in his studio above the garage, painting page 47 of "The Slayer of Eriban" (Sat. July 21, 1984).

Page 47 of
"The Slayer of Eriban". Click the image to see a larger version, that shows both this intermediate version and the printed version of this page (266 kB).

 

 

 

 

 

Don sketching page 48, while discussing the scenario on the phone with
Martin Lodewijk (Sun. July 22, 1984).

Page 48 of
"The Slayer of Eriban". Click the image to see a larger version, that shows both this intermediate version and the printed version of this page (243 kB).

 

 

 

 

 

One of Don's cats had the curious habit of posing as a fur collar and immediately struck up a friendship with my brother Oskar.

Sketch of Ember made by Don at our first meeting, at the "Stripdriedaagse" in Breda (Sept. 1983)

 

 

 

 

 

The back garden of "The Old Post Office".
Don's studio was in th attic of his garage, to the right of the main house.
Later he moved all of his stuff to the living room of the house (windows at the left side).