Visiting Artists Come in Many Guises
The child already acts as the telephonist; diverting calls; small master of the procrastinating deadline; the mysterious unavailability of the artist to talk today; he is talking bills, school fees, Welsh gossip, Senior Service supplies, off licence invoices; he’s not at home for talking artists today; call again please…….
Visiting Artists in a Mini
One summer in the early sixties, three children travelled approximately 1,400 miles in the back of a mini to visit an artist…
Visiting Artists - Supplies
The younger artist knew the king of art mediums is oil. With linseed oil, turps, scratchy brushes and canvas, this was the alchemy needed to create a "work of art"….
Visiting Artists
Yet something always rubbed off, a feeling that being an artist was a bit mysterious and being children of artists a bit of a mystery…..