Mountaineers
During the lockdown winter of 20/21, I watched numerous disaster films, usually about survival. Into the Wild, Everest, Touching the Void etc etc. I was drawn to the genre because of the situation that we all found ourself in. I became interested in the plight of the mountaineer George Mallory, who’s attempt to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 ended in disaster when he came so close to achieving the impossible. His body was found 75 years later in 1999. My painting ‘Mountaineers’ was painted as a metaphor for the current plight of humanity, our attempt to overcome the horrendous Corona Virus pandemic.
Sister Rosa (a dedication to Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. ... Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, presaging the rise of electric blues. She played in Chorlton, Manchester where I live in 1964.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE
During the lockdown winter of 20/21, I watched numerous disaster films, usually about survival. Into the Wild, Everest, Touching the Void etc etc. I was drawn to the genre because of the situation that we all found ourself in. I became interested in the plight of the mountaineer George Mallory, who’s attempt to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 ended in disaster when he came so close to achieving the impossible. His body was found 75 years later in 1999. My painting ‘Mountaineers’ was painted as a metaphor for the current plight of humanity, our attempt to overcome the horrendous Corona Virus pandemic.
Sister Rosa (a dedication to Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. ... Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, presaging the rise of electric blues. She played in Chorlton, Manchester where I live in 1964.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE