"The Mask of Play"

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Really unusual portrait very well done!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Mon 12 Sep 17:05:06

Thank you Linda

Posted by Joe Johnson on Wed 05 Oct 19:23:07

One of my favourite operas. I write music myself in a modern classical manner. I love this image of the great pavarotti if im not mistaken? Ive tried to sing but constantly fail. I'll stick to composition, and painting ofcourse ha ha.

Posted by Michael Hanrahan on Tue 25 Apr 22:34:01

Thank you Michael, nice to hear from another opera buff. I was lucky enough to sing the role with Midland Opera in '98 and loved it. You are right of course, the great Pavarotti was my inspiration for this. Keep up the good work - the composing and the painting!! Joe

Posted by Joe Johnson on Tue 02 May 19:08:10

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12/09/2016

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Acrylics on canvass 24"x18". "In Leoncavallo's dramatic opera "I Pagliacci" (The Clowns), Immediately after finding his young wife is leaving him for her lover, Canio has to don make up and costume to go on stage and play the part of the clown. Here I have tried to show the character waiting to make his entrance.

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Joe Johnson

I am very much a self taught painter other than as a boy watching my father who was an excellent portrait painter. I painted a lot in the 1980's and completed a number of commissions including one or two Crufts winners (The dogs that is !). Painting time became scarce and I put the easel away for…

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