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Postcards, Chris Henley, 2019
Framed by Mike Spring
The smaller postcard version of the Happenin' poster I mentioned in my previous post.
Three Musicians
Fused glass, Emma Owen, 2017
Chocolate Box
Acrylic on canvas, Emma Owen, 2004ish
I mentioned that my sister in law works in glass and this is an example of that. A copy of Picasso's Three Musicians recreated in fused glass. She takes commissions for glass art, coasters, tiles, bowls and more. Below that is another pixel square painting, this time of a box of chocolates. We love the colours in this one - it complemented our bedroom when we first bought it and now sits perfectly alongside our bold red wall in the hall at the top of the stairs.
Psalm 8v1
Acrylic on canvas, Rachel Warwick, 2003
A few years ago I had an idea to paint a series based on Psalm 8. This was the first of those paintings, depicting verse 1, "Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" If you trace the straight lines you should see the word YHWH (Yahweh) within the green and blue of land and sky. It's really very badly executed and if I had half a chance (or the inclination) I'd paint the whole thing again, only better. I never completed the series, but the second painting hangs in our friend's studio in Coleraine and is, in my opinion, a far better painting.
The Bear Club
Graphic novel print, Karl Brown, 2019
Story by Neil Fox
Framed by Mike Spring
One of the reasons we love living in Luton is it's innate creativity. There are so many brilliant artists here, in all fields. Last year Luton published a graphic novel featuring stories from a range of local writers, illustrated by just as many local artists. It's really wonderful. This story is about our beloved Bear Club, written by Filmstock co-conspirator Neil Fox, and drawn by Karl Brown. See a behind the scenes photo here. How could we not add this to our collection?
Durban Cathedral Scenes
Watercolour on paper, Peter Croxon, 2014
Framed by Mike Spring
And finally... these are two scenes from downtown Durban; another souvenir from our travels. They were painted by Peter Croxon, who, with his wife Belinda, hosted Dan and I and another of our team members for a few weeks in their home. While we were there, Peter was researching his family tree and I realised that my grandmother's maiden name was Croxon. It was a lovely surprise to find her and my great aunt on the family tree he was constructing. What a random co-incidence to end up staying with a distant cousin on our trip? Peter retired from his job as an architect a few years ago and now spends his time painting and selling the paintings. We used a little of the money we inherited when Grandma died to buy two paintings of a place we remember so fondly.
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I have been around your house and loved almost every beautiful eclectic piece of art that you have. How lovely it all is. Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love glass musicians. Such an unusual thing to see in glass. I think I need to visit this Bear club!!
ReplyDeleteYou have some lovely art pieces. Thanks for taking part in the Blogger Art Gallery.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful art. I love the glass painting your sister in law did, the reproduction of Picasso's work. Your painting is lovely and I like that it has symbolic hidden letters in it. Beautiful Durban paintings as well.
ReplyDeleteI meant to come back and comment again. That YAHWEH one has remained ingrained in my memory from the time I visited your house in Southgate! It is such a beautiful painting and I loved how you had created that! It makes me think that God is always there but sometimes we don't notice him when we aren't looking carefully enough!
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