The Raft
51 x 76cm (20” x 30”) Oil on gessoed panel/£7500
You know how it is when someone tries to explain a joke, it sucks away all the humour. You wish they hadn’t bothered. It’s the same with explaining a painting. A work should be self-explanatory. But if you’re asked to explain by a grandchild, ah, that’s different. The story here is this. When I was age 13, I went on a school trip to Paris. In the Louvre I saw the famous painting by Gericault, The Raft of the Medusa. It was overwhelming, sensational. The terrible tale of destruction, death and cannibalism rocked the French state. Since then, I’ve always wanted to paint a seascape. I was thinking of the sad plight of Trump’s America, when I noticed the letters USA in the word Medusa. Voila, a painting. Am I comparing The Raft to Gericault’s masterpiece? No. His work is 16 feet by 20 feet! Even if I had his talent, I don’t have ladders that long.
To view the original or for more info please contact jim@kelso.co.uk or phone 01491 613003 - 07881 908903.
The Treasure of Britwell Salome - Vespers and its companion piece The Treasure of Britwell Salome - Matins were accepted by the The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) for exhibition at their Annual Shows, in 2020 and 2021.
The RBA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill, concept and draughtsmanship in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing.
https://royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk/
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists-303rd-annual-exhibition-2020/treasure-britwell
(Between you, me and the gate post. You may have noticed there’s a lot of duplication on this site. This is mainly concerned with acceptance of work by the Royal Society of British Artists. I’m hugely grateful to the RBA, but why do I keep on about it? Answer, because repetition of keywords is, I’m told, good for the algorithms and their chums to drive traffic my way. Yeah, well, maybe. I can feel, one day, I’ll pluck up the courage to wipe off all the behind-the-scenes stuff, leaving only copy I’d say to you face-to-face. And to hell with the consequences.)
51 x 76cm (20” x 30”) Oil on gessoed panel/£7500
You know how it is when someone tries to explain a joke, it sucks away all the humour. You wish they hadn’t bothered. It’s the same with explaining a painting. A work should be self-explanatory. But if you’re asked to explain by a grandchild, ah, that’s different. The story here is this. When I was age 13, I went on a school trip to Paris. In the Louvre I saw the famous painting by Gericault, The Raft of the Medusa. It was overwhelming, sensational. The terrible tale of destruction, death and cannibalism rocked the French state. Since then, I’ve always wanted to paint a seascape. I was thinking of the sad plight of Trump’s America, when I noticed the letters USA in the word Medusa. Voila, a painting. Am I comparing The Raft to Gericault’s masterpiece? No. His work is 16 feet by 20 feet! Even if I had his talent, I don’t have ladders that long.
To view the original or for more info please contact jim@kelso.co.uk or phone 01491 613003 - 07881 908903.
The Treasure of Britwell Salome - Vespers and its companion piece The Treasure of Britwell Salome - Matins were accepted by the The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) for exhibition at their Annual Shows, in 2020 and 2021.
The RBA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill, concept and draughtsmanship in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing.
https://royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk/
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists-303rd-annual-exhibition-2020/treasure-britwell
(Between you, me and the gate post. You may have noticed there’s a lot of duplication on this site. This is mainly concerned with acceptance of work by the Royal Society of British Artists. I’m hugely grateful to the RBA, but why do I keep on about it? Answer, because repetition of keywords is, I’m told, good for the algorithms and their chums to drive traffic my way. Yeah, well, maybe. I can feel, one day, I’ll pluck up the courage to wipe off all the behind-the-scenes stuff, leaving only copy I’d say to you face-to-face. And to hell with the consequences.)