EVANS
,
TIM
(
1877
-
1939
),
artist
;
b. at
Llanbedr-y-cennin
, in the
Conway Valley
,
1877
, son of
Timothy
Evans
. He was educated at the
Tal-y-bont elementary school
and the
Liverpool Technical College
. He afterwards entered
Sir
H.
von Herkomer
's school of art at
Bushey, Herts
. For some years he lived on the
Continent
, latterly in
Holland
, but returned to
London
, where he was at the time of his death,
18 Nov. 1939
. He was buried in
Plumstead cemetery
. He was twice m. His best work is to be found in his
water-colour landscapes
, particularly of
Welsh
scenery, but he was also a
portrait-painter
. He was
interested in music
and was a good
vocalist
.
Bibliography:
-
Article by ‘Eifionydd’ in
Y Glannau
,
Aug. 1950
;
-
information supplied by
Mr. E. D. Rowlands
, Degannwy.
Author:
Edward Morgan Humphreys, O.B.E., M.A., (1882-1955), Caernarfon
