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Post by mariannek on Jan 24, 2007 23:24:11 GMT
Hi All, See who can guess which one is me ?  Look at the stance ! ( hint )  Love, Marianne   |
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Post by Dave on Jan 24, 2007 23:29:59 GMT
Hi Marianne, There's no ban on quoting, sometimes it's needed... but not always!  Love your latest pics! Cheers, Dave |
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Post by graemek on Jan 25, 2007 4:53:19 GMT
Hi All, Another piece of history. Well anyhow I'm not quite history yet but this sort of thing makes me feel very dated. Just looking at this kid, even tho its ex me & we've brought up 2 boys now just into their 30's, I find it hard to think up an age for me. I'm guessing 3 - 5. Maybe.  Graeme  And you ask...why isn't it in colour?? Why indeed?!!! And regarding reply #75, yes I do know which is my then wife to be. If we had met at the date her pic was taken we would have been completely unable to understand one word each of us might have said !!! |
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 8:49:34 GMT
Some lovely pictures, Katie. Okay, time I did something I guess, but everything is all higgedly-piggledy at the moment. But I did say I was prepared to stick my neck out and own up to a moment of pretentiousness. By owning up to it hopefully it won't come over as pretentious in this context. Katie said, 'here are some of me even younger'. Here is one of me 'even older' (than the thread perhaps intends) but there is a link to relevance, just be patient. This was taken one after-noon sitting in my friend's garden in New England when I was scribbling one or two poetic descriptions of New England as I found it. They later appeared in an anthology and in my first (and only, so far) volume of poetry. I unashamedly admit to being quite chuffed over this, after all, how many of us are actually painted in oils in our life-times? Especially since I was unaware of my friend's intentions, until he presented it to me, framed, on his next trip to the UK--he had painted it during that winter from the photograph he had taken in the summer. It is one of his first efforts. Since retiring he has developed his painting far more and regularly sells them from art galleries, both portraits and landscapes. The unique interest is that I had thought this would make a good picture for my poetry book, but we couldn't afford the colour and they couldn't afford the engraving of a sepia plate. I was envisaging a first edition aping I think, Rupert Brook's, but at least he was reprinted! I ended up with a line drawing in cartoon form by the same artist! This reminds me, what happened about that chap who asked if he could paint Hayley and sell it for charity--I think that was his intention? Remember him, Roger? About eighteen months ago we had some discussion, perhaps in the drawings thread and arguably perhaps this should be posted there BUT, the earliest photograph of me that I can remember was in a photographer's studio. It was in sepia. I think that was because we were still suffering shortages from the war and colour photography was either very expensive or unavailable. So, it was hand-coloured. I will try and dig that out for comparison. Peter S. |
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 8:54:02 GMT
And what a really charming fellow he was too. So, its the old story then? The years come and the years go... and nothing changes!  Now I will have to stop everything and start digging in the archives. Peter S. |
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Post by Richard on Jan 25, 2007 8:59:04 GMT
Hello everybody!  Thanks for sharing all these fascinating photographs! Peter, your painting reminds me of a TV programme... You've Been Framed!!!  Best Wishes, Richard |
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 9:05:25 GMT
Interesting you ask, why your pics aren't in colour, Graeme. Could it be the reason my early one (yet to be found to post) was hand-painted. Postwar shortages of colour film?
Peter S.
PS: Remember the technique in The Wizard of Oz. Starts in black and white, then goes to colour as she steps out onto the Yellow Brick Road. The effect was awesome since coolour was so little known. That I believe was 1943, when I was born. The same year as Great Expectations (black and white--remember that superb atmospheric grave yard scene with Magwitch?) and Gone with the Wind (all colour).
The States had coloour far sooner than we did in teh UK.
Peter S.
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 9:18:48 GMT
Well, that does catch me on the hop, Richard! I had thought you would riposte with something to do with being painted in oils! Peter S. |
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Post by Richard on Jan 25, 2007 9:25:12 GMT
The painting is very slick!  Richard |
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Post by roger on Jan 25, 2007 9:52:07 GMT
This reminds me, what happened about that chap who asked if he could paint Hayley and sell it for charity--I think that was his intention? Remember him, Roger? Peter S. Hi Peter, Yes, I remember. I spoke to Steve Abbott about the plan and eventually got his agreement to the idea. I heard that the artist (who works only from photographs) had begun the work but he then disappeared. I have heard no more since. Roger |
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Post by Belinda on Jan 25, 2007 12:18:54 GMT
Hi Everyone, My Christening photo age 12 weeks,(1963) still got the little dress, Me age 9 months and my brother 2 (1963) My brother Geoffrey age 9 years and me 7 years (1970) first day at new school |
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Post by grant on Jan 25, 2007 13:08:41 GMT
Love the latest pictures you guys!! Great one of you painted in oils, Peter, what an honour. I have also been painted in oils (not literally :  by my Mum, she copied from a photograph. Mum was quite artistic like that. Suppose now I better try to find it!!  Grant |
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Post by Martin on Jan 25, 2007 13:44:33 GMT
Peter I can see a resemblance to Orson Wells in your portrait (or was it Oil Wells!). The painting is very slick! Richard Richard Is that meant to be a slick joke? Martin |
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 15:10:50 GMT
Love the latest pictures you guys!! Great one of you painted in oils, Peter, what an honour. I have also been painted in oils (not literally : by my Mum, she copied from a photograph. Mum was quite artistic like that. Suppose now I better try to find it!! Grant Yes please Grant. That will prove I wasn't being pretentious. Just starting another thread perhaps? Inadvertently yet again, like 'Members Through Their Ages'? Perhaps there are more of us who have the distinction of having been painted, if not necessarily in oils? For Richard's benefit that is PAINTED, not PLASTERED. Peter S. |
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Post by postscript on Jan 25, 2007 15:36:19 GMT
Thank you Grant for all your sharing.
Peter S.
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And you ask...why isn't it in colour?? Why indeed?!!!
by my Mum, she copied from a photograph. Mum was quite artistic like that.
