Caravan Holidays - by Kevin Walsh

1000 piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle - 685mm x 490mm

Box Dimensions - 305mm x 305mm x 50mm



Once again Kevin Walsh's 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle by Gibsons has essentially captured a moment of a British holiday that probably never existed as shown in the Caravan Holidays jigsaw puzzle. Nevertheless to the jigsaw puzzle hobbyist the idea of such a vacation setting is undeniably appealing with its caravans huddled around a village pond and the manor house, whose permission the vacationers would have needed, situated quietly in the background.

The automobiles and caravans in the jigsaw are faithful reproductions of British vehicles manufactured during the heyday of British cars and carrying a distinct appearance and appeal that, especially in the case of the MG, still has cache with vintage automobile enthusiasts. Any cars made in Britain today may bear their original mark but are, in fact, produced by huge foreign multinationals.

This period puzzle also relates to the changing fortunes of the landed gentry and their struggle to maintain their extensive properties since World War II. This once proud esTête has accepted holiday makers as paying guests to help offset the ever rising costs of maintaining a manor and its extensive grounds. As with other Kevin Walsh jigsaw puzzles in the Gibsons catalogue, there is often more to the story than may meet the jigsaw puzzle enthusiast at first glance. As with another of Kevin's puzzles in the Gibsons catalogue, Brixham Harbour 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle the present use of the structure and surroundings would never have been foreseen by those who originally lived there.


Kevin Walsh was born in Casterford in the heart of the former industrial West Riging of Yorkshire and is proud to hail from the town which produced the world-famous sculptor Henry Moore.

Kevin studied illustration at the Wakefield College of Art and developed an early reputation for his aircraft paintings. He became a member of the Guild of Aviation Artists.

In recent years, he has become increasingly known for a much wider variety of subjects, including landscapes, hunting scenes, transport, and city life in bygone days.

Kevin is a favourite jigsaw puzzle designer of Gibsons puzzles due to his eye for authentic puzzle detail as well as his commentary on the overall social dynamics within his jigsaw puzzle images.

Kevin travels many miles to research his paintings and spends countless hours sketching to capture technical and historical detail accurately. Leading publishers in Britain and overseas have commissioned his work for greeting cards, collectors' plates, biscuit tins, jigsaw prints and calendars.

Original oils by Kevin Walsh can be seen at the Headrow Gallery, Leeds, and at the William Sission Gallery in Helmsley, New York.