Matthew Rice discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Matthew Rice paints, writes and runs courses in the summer which utilise his garden, which is the focus of the rest of his time. Over his career he has published 11 books on architecture, designed many millions of mugs for the business he ran with his then wife Emma Bridgewater, and illustrated for Country Life magazine. His interests in architecture have led to a series of charity roles in that area. Matthew grew up in a household of designers and now lives in Oxfordshire where he paints and writes.

Matthew Rice, educated at Bedales, studied painting and theatre design at Chelsea and Central Schools of Art, is an honorary doctor of Keele and Staffordshire Universities and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Matthew has four children and one grandson.

His books include Village Buildings of Britain, Building Norfolk, Rice’s Architectural Primer, The Lost City of Stoke-on-Trent, Rice’s Church Primer, Oxford, Pat Albeck Queen of the Tea Towel, Rice’s Language of Buildings, Venice A Sketchbook Guide and Rome A Sketchbook Guide.

During the summer, Matthew runs a variety of painting and gardening courses in addition to opening his garden at his home in west Oxfordshire. Further details are available at www.matthewricewatercolours.co.uk.

His 2024 courses include:Tuesday 30th April – Vegetable & Cut Flower Growing CourseWednesday 15th & Thursday 16th May – Botanical Drawing CourseWednesday 29th & Thursday 30th May – Sketchbook CourseWednesday 5th & Thursday 6th June – Sketchbook CourseWednesday 19th & Thursday 20th June – Botanical Drawing CurseWednesday 10th & Thursday 11th July – Architectural Drawing Course

His 2024 Open Garden dates are: Sunday 2nd June, Sunday 21st July an Sunday 8th September.

1. Poundbury https://poundbury.co.uk/

2. Landmark trust https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/

3. Choral evensong https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/

4. The Grant Museum https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum-zoology

5. Zinnias https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-zinnias/

6. Silver Birch https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/silver-birch/

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