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Watched the Scottish Art progarmme last night on Beeb and they centred on the modernists. Lovely stuff. Hah hear me comment like that a year ago hah!
At the end an announcement was made about an arty prog available on iPlayer about Basil Blackshaw so I gave it a whirl. Wow! Never heard of the Irish master but so pleased I found him. What a bloke.
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Thanks for the heads up Derek :)
Got the BBC iplayer programme lined up to watch later this afternoon Basil Blackshaw, an edge of society man
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Just watched it - thanks Derek, because I don't keep my eyes on these things and wouldn't otherwise have known.
Leaving all the talking heads aside, some of whom made more sense than others but none so much as Blackshaw himself, even though he's obviously had a stroke (why is it that "international art consultant" is always such a wonderful indication of waffle?), the selection of paints struck me - Daler Rowney Georgian, Winsor and Newton Winton: a point of encouragement for anyone who fears they must always use the most expensive paints if they're to get anywhere; though I'm sure he had a few of those too.
I did wonder throughout, though, as they talked of his having set up a studio here, done this, that or the other thing, where the money had come from in the earlier days to finance it. He sells now, but he didn't always. I find I always settle on the nuts and bolts of how an artist work, whether it's the paint or the cash .......... not enough soul, that's my trouble.
Don't try to copy anyone else was the more fundamental lesson - do it your own way and develop as best you can. And above all, keep painting.
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That was an fascinating programme, thanks for pointing it out.
I really liked a lot about his earlier works, the incredible movement and drama in his race horse paintings, the understated yet perfectly captured portraits and the gorgeous effects he got from a limited and muted palette. It was interesting to see his style change and evolve as he challenged himself to paint in novel ways though I'd love to know what was in his mind as he painted the Windows series as they left me a bit nonplussed.