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[LisaLCFan]

Good lord, Geoffrey, that photo will scare the kids (and probably quite a few adults).

[its4inthemorning]

What I see is Ian Anderson if he grew his hair again.

So where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday?

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[LisaLCFan]

...So where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday?

I don't get it.

[Geoffrey]

i don't think i am very frightening. i attended two large social gatherings yesterday. no guests took any valium (as far as i could make out), but several of them took pictures. this one came to me a short while ago.

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[LisaLCFan]

i don't think i am very frightening.

I did not say that you were frightening, just the photo that you posted! Of course, never having met you in person, I cannot say if you are "very frightening" (or perhaps just a little frightening...), or not.

i attended two large social gatherings yesterday.

Are you living on a different planet from the rest of us?

[its4inthemorning]

...So where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday?

I don't get it.

This is an Ian Anderson lyric from "Thick as a Brick." "Biggles" was a fictional RFC pilot and hero in adventure books written by W. E Johns beginning in the early 1930s. Children in the 1930s and 1940s marveled at Biggles saving the day in his stories much like many today are hoping for some hero to emerge to save us in our pandemic predicament.

One unfamiliar with the song or the Biggles character would have no clue what my post meant. Even I am not 100% certain what it meant!

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[Geoffrey]

LisaLCFan asked:
>Are you living on a different planet from the rest of us?

well, you have to realise that i am living in a smallish fishing town, considerably isolated from the rest of civilisation. the daily coastal ships were stopped some weeks ago, so no tourists here - and according to reports the virus in the rest of the country is rapidly disappearing. the weather has been glorious these past few days, many restaurants are open. a big art exhibition started on saturday, lots of hugs from elegantly dressed ladies, free glasses of wine, intelligent conversation, salt cracker biscuits, cubes of yellow cheese on cocktail sticks, string quartet playing haydn, giant splashes of colour on the walls. yesterday there were two parties, not celebrating anything special, just something that people do - especially as the evenings grow longer, warmer and lighter.

>Of course, never having met you in person, I cannot say if you are "very frightening" (or perhaps just a little frightening...), or not.

i can assure you i am not at all frightening, not in the slightest. the webmaster here has met me on more than one occasion, and has my permission to tell of his experiences (either publicly or privately) to anyone who asks. here is another photo from last week, taken by my agent. how could anyone with such a gentle countenance have the potential to be anything but kind and lovable?

[LisaLCFan]

...This is an Ian Anderson lyric from "Thick as a Brick."...

Ah, thanks! "Aqualung" was the only album (and pretty much the only song) by Jethro Tull that I ever liked.

...no clue what my post meant...

We're used to that around here, with solongleonard's posts!

[LisaLCFan]

[1] ...a big art exhibition started on saturday, lots of hugs from elegantly dressed ladies, free glasses of wine, intelligent conversation, salt cracker biscuits, cubes of yellow cheese on cocktail sticks, string quartet playing haydn, giant splashes of colour on the walls. yesterday there were two parties ...

[2] how could anyone with such a gentle countenance have the potential to be anything but kind and lovable?

[1] Glad you're having fun!

[2] If you say so!

[Geoffrey]

LisaLCFan wrote:
>Glad you're having fun!

good to hear you have a reason to be glad, lisa. you create lovely art that will make other people glad, too. butterfly, humming bird, beautiful flowers, etc. - colourful pictures of nature that brighten one's day. a most valuable gift that i hope you will never stop sharing

[LisaLCFan]

Thanks for the kind words, Geoffrey! Since you said such nice things, I shall share another painting -- an acrylic in monochrome from a few months ago, with household items this time. Cheers!

[solongleonard]

Biggles flies undone

[Geoffrey]

LisaLCFan wrote:
>an acrylic in monochrome from a few months ago, with household items this time.
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interesting and memorable still life picture, made even more so because of the daring choice of colouring. acoustic guitars and wooden chairs are connected by an attractive and similar form, generous 3-dimensional lower half contra narrow upper half. a guitar, especially nylon-string without fretboard, is a beautiful instrument, visually as well as musically, pleasing both to one's eyes and ears. artists, particularly picasso, went through phases whereby they limited their choice of colouring, and to great effect. the world seems sometimes to be inundated with multicoloured pictures, and many of them are superb, but being so plentiful there is a danger that they may lack courage, the rebellious spirit - and therefore possess a clichéd appearance. i love drawing chairs, have sketched many of them - they come in such a variety of shapes, and stand so still while i study the light and shadows that the casual eye does not always notice. light in your picture comes from the side, and that serves very well objects that are facing directly forward. yes, i liked the boldness of this picture, its genuineness, the shades of red against a white contrast. it's as if you had no intention of trying to satisfy anyone but yourself, and that, at least in my opinion, is an artist's most admirable quality. i am no art critic, merely an observer, but thank you for showing this - and i look very much forward to seeing more of your work

[LisaLCFan]

interesting and memorable still life picture... it's as if you had no intention of trying to satisfy anyone but yourself ...thank you for showing this...

Thank you, Geoffrey, for your very thoughtful and pleasing comments -- greatly appreciated! I certainly had fun painting it -- and, indeed, I did so purely for my own enjoyment! Cheers!

[Geoffrey]

LisaLCFan wrote:
>Thank you, Geoffrey, for your very thoughtful and pleasing comments -- greatly appreciated! I certainly had fun painting it -- and, indeed, I did so purely for my own enjoyment! Cheers!

good to hear, lisa. fun and creativity frequently go hand in hand, for otherwise many of us would not be here.
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as silence seems once again to be blowing a cold temperature across our little acre of land, perhaps it would not be too intrusive to quietly hang up some fresh ornamentation. this time a local gentleman who has been a close friend for a long time.