© Julie Coates, 2005A bird in the hand .... is now in my sitting room. I saw this picture last year at an exhibition by a local artist, Bea Rollitt and I ummmed and ahhhed about buying it. Having a second chance at it I decided to take the plunge. I've no idea what charms me about it but I suppose that's art, isn't it? Brian Middleton MBE runs the painting group which was exhibiting over 200 pictures over the bank holiday weekend. I like to buy local artists' work and think this one a snip at £30 for an original.
posted by Pykspeeks Rides Again at 5/29/2005 05:23:00 pm
6 Comments:
Lovely photo!
I thought you were saving for a Vettriano
Odd you should say that, Richard. There was an avid fan of Vettriano who had 'covered' quite a few of his pictures. 'Dance to the end of time' was entitled 'Dancing in the Moonlight'. Don't know why but somehow, copying, say a picture of a village scene or bowl of fruit and not getting it to look similar, would just seem like a variation on a theme. But copying people, badly, just makes it a travesty of the original. To my mind. But I suppose one's comments are to one's mind?
I think the charm of the picture is the tiny bird sitting in the palm of the person's hand, so vulnerable and dependent on him/her not bringing harm to it.
Ok, Pollyanna! ;)
Thank you, adie x. Another Parisian trip would be quite fun - or one to retrieve the rest of my collection from 'da Feds'!! :)
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