tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post2710197096964319972..comments2024-03-16T16:02:27.036+00:00Comments on Boogie Street: The People's Showharry bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-9586856701766158322016-02-26T09:10:24.773+00:002016-02-26T09:10:24.773+00:00Not to worry, I must admit I didn't remember e...Not to worry, I must admit I didn't remember either of the two that shared The People's Choice. Good luck to you too. I hope to see more of your work if they do any more shows.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515072862817689021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-76372323665353714762016-02-23T19:08:55.369+00:002016-02-23T19:08:55.369+00:00I don't recall your painting, I'm afraid, ...I don't recall your painting, I'm afraid, but I can cite my red/green deficient eyesight as reason enough, I think.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck with any future submissions.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-2505546066572823812016-02-23T15:17:44.674+00:002016-02-23T15:17:44.674+00:00Having done it the once, I'm sure I could take...Having done it the once, I'm sure I could take a larger painting next time. Size shouldn't matter, and they did put my picture on a small wall of it's own, so I felt it was well placed. It helped, I think, that it had the strongest red there, which drew the eye when you turned the corner into the upstairs gallery. Still, I had quite a few other, larger paintings I could have chosen to submit. I've never driven either which is sometimes inconvenient living so far out into the countryside.<br /><br />I still felt it was worth doing, so hope it will return next year.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515072862817689021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-62429675386375355202016-02-22T17:14:33.681+00:002016-02-22T17:14:33.681+00:00Given that there are very few exhibition opportuni...Given that there are very few exhibition opportunities in the north east now, I probably would submit again. In the past I've always submitted something around three feet square, been accepted and in most cases, sold. This year I had nothing ready that size, so opted for the largest, most appropriate I had.<br /><br />I have a similar problem to yours: I have no personal transport. I don't drive, have never driven. So I rely on public transport too, but at least I don't have far to go to Newcastle. If I avoid rush hour, I can get a three foot square canvas on the bus fairly easily. What I lack now is the space to store canvases that size, so whatever happens next year, I may have to submit on a smaller scale again.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-54236683499063640842016-02-22T09:27:50.127+00:002016-02-22T09:27:50.127+00:00Would you contribute again, Harry? I think I would...Would you contribute again, Harry? I think I would but try to take a bigger painting next time. My choice of what to take was partly governed by having no personal transport from way out in the sticks. I had to be able to carry it on the coach, and couldn't even take it in on the right day (which was a Friday)as the coach only goes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hence, I couldn't go to the private view either. I had three coach trips, one to deliver, one to see the exhibition and one to collect. And my painting was one of the smallest there, so perhaps easily passed over.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515072862817689021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-73333738250243234842016-02-21T19:52:45.859+00:002016-02-21T19:52:45.859+00:00When I collected my painting at the end of the sho...When I collected my painting at the end of the show, I asked if it was likely there'd be another next year. "Oh, I do hope so", was the reply.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-83792957896556056582016-02-02T10:09:19.408+00:002016-02-02T10:09:19.408+00:00As someone who had not contributed to previous sho...As someone who had not contributed to previous shows and had no idea what to expect, it was very interesting to read your comparison. Cheers for giving me that insight.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515072862817689021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-66146361480588767332016-02-01T19:46:57.740+00:002016-02-01T19:46:57.740+00:00Thanks, Andy. Good of you to let me know.Thanks, Andy. Good of you to let me know.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-67968711368486830722016-02-01T16:50:05.989+00:002016-02-01T16:50:05.989+00:00I could not attend the private view due to transpo...I could not attend the private view due to transport issues but I saw your painting there, Harry, and liked it very much.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515072862817689021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-15819713926626783032016-01-16T16:29:49.318+00:002016-01-16T16:29:49.318+00:00Kev - 2007, if I remember correctly. Ligger : &quo...Kev - 2007, if I remember correctly. Ligger : "An individual who attends parties, openings, social gatherings and events with the sole intention of obtaining free food and drink - an arch blagger. Popularised by the NME in the early nineties and possibly with it's entomological roots in the fishing term for "baited line"."harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-85942985070086202112016-01-16T16:25:11.054+00:002016-01-16T16:25:11.054+00:00I'm afraid you're probably right, Bill, an...I'm afraid you're probably right, Bill, and the city has lost a popular and dynamic gallery.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-58179782021491157112016-01-16T13:02:20.521+00:002016-01-16T13:02:20.521+00:00Harry,
Like the painting a lot! A new one?
What...Harry,<br />Like the painting a lot! A new one?<br />What's a ligger?<br />KevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-70438747511222361142016-01-16T04:07:15.764+00:002016-01-16T04:07:15.764+00:00What a sad story. Every quote about the gallery by...What a sad story. Every quote about the gallery by university staff is almost entirely management speak, with no sense that they have any enthusiasm for it. I think your concern about the future of the People's Show is well founded.<br /><br />Bill FTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611673550542949877noreply@blogger.com