The one on the right is my wife. She didn't even take my name when we married!
Conversely my wife was the last in all her extended family to carry her particular surname. I suggested that when we married she should either keep it or go double barreled.
She instead took mine and since regrets not taking my advice.
I can imagine. My wife is from an Italian family. She's proud of her heritage and sir name. I didn't mind at all her keeping it. Sadly she has only sibling and he has only child, a daughter. So her name will die out in Gloucester. We didn't discuss giving our son a doubled barrel sir name. He doe at least have his Italian grandfather's name as a middle name. So there is that small acknowledgement.
Chicken's way out maybe. It's such a complicated issue. I'm probably more the first cartoon than the second. Especially what it comes to people like Colston who effectively bought their own legacies with money made from slavery.
Well this thread has progressed somewhat since I last visited. I must say the range of art types you are producing is very impressive. After a shimmy through your IG account one particular piece grabbed me....I'm not normally a "modern art" ( in my perception of the term ) but every so often a work does impress like this one.
To think it was was from the burned remains of your effigy made it all the more fascinating.
Well this thread has progressed somewhat since I last visited. I must say the range of art types you are producing is very impressive. After a shimmy through your IG account one particular piece grabbed me....I'm not normally a "modern art" ( in my perception of the term ) but every so often a work does impress like this one.
To think it was was from the burned remains of your effigy made it all the more fascinating.
Good stuff Ben.
Thanks for writing that. Gratifying to think you made the connection with the burning. :-)
And yes, I am yet to establish a consistent style! :-D
Hi chaps. I'm looking to get a bit of exposure for my daubs. I'd be genuinely grateful for any likes / follows / shares of my new FB page... https://www.facebook.com/ColourfulMeanings/ :-)
Thanks for the likes / follows chaps. Much appreciated. :-)
Just started working on a series of portraits of people with learning difficulties. Its an area of diversity I've always been drawn to, and have worked in for pretty much all of my adult life. Wanting to provide some acknowledgement and recongnition to those that maybe don't get much of those things. 10% of sales revenue will go to MacIntyre Care who are a learning disability charity (and my first full time employer back in 1997).
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Also, I was looking at a Luc Tuymans painting ("The Conversation") recently that was a direct influence.
My wife is from an Italian family. She's proud of her heritage and sir name. I didn't mind at all her keeping it. Sadly she has only sibling and he has only child, a daughter. So her name will die out in Gloucester.
We didn't discuss giving our son a doubled barrel sir name. He doe at least have his Italian grandfather's name as a middle name. So there is that small acknowledgement.
(Also I'm sitting nestled between my Wonfor SECA and my Sovereign MTBPS power supply.
Fantastic!
Mainly mine.
I thoroughly approve!
(You deserve a statue.)
It's such a complicated issue.
I'm probably more the first cartoon than the second. Especially what it comes to people like Colston who effectively bought their own legacies with money made from slavery.
I'll buy you a teething ring.
Now there's a thought!
Tho don't really know what I'm doing.
I must say the range of art types you are producing is very impressive.
After a shimmy through your IG account one particular piece grabbed me....I'm not normally a "modern art" ( in my perception of the term ) but every so often a work does impress like this one.
To think it was was from the burned remains of your effigy made it all the more fascinating.
Good stuff Ben.
And yes, I am yet to establish a consistent style! :-D
But I was very struck by his pop art stuff when I was a teenager.
So far managed it 3 days out of 4.
Tuesday...
Not least for your tireless proof reading of my terrible writing. :-)
Managed another today.
Am I correct in thinking you like red heads...?
I'm looking to get a bit of exposure for my daubs.
I'd be genuinely grateful for any likes / follows / shares of my new FB page...
https://www.facebook.com/ColourfulMeanings/
:-)
Much appreciated. :-)
Just started working on a series of portraits of people with learning difficulties.
Its an area of diversity I've always been drawn to, and have worked in for pretty much all of my adult life.
Wanting to provide some acknowledgement and recongnition to those that maybe don't get much of those things.
10% of sales revenue will go to MacIntyre Care who are a learning disability charity (and my first full time employer back in 1997).
Pleased with my productivity this week...