Terry 11" x 14" Charcoal
Josie 11" x 14" Charcoal
Kay 11" x 14" Charcoal
Ellen 11" x 14" Charcoal
Ann 11" x 14" Charcoal
Jackie 11" x 14" Charcoal
Soo 11" x 14" Charcoal
Annie 20" x 16" Oil
Lizzie 16" x 20" Oil
Meet my classmates in High School, County High School for Girls, Wellingborough, 1966 - 1971, who I have not seen since I left, 45 years ago. Early in September we are all meeting for a catch-up, compare notes, and mainly chill. It's hard to believe that I met three of these girls, Annie, Lizzie and Josie, when I was 4 years old and starting infant school. Where have we all been?..........I can't wait to find out!
Oh, boy, so many memories bombarding me as I drew these girls, happy memories mostly, of a bygone age. Bike rides exploring everywhere, playing pirates or Romans at the Moat in Castle fields, and later, in school, always being told off and in detention because I was lazy and fond of backchat, for which I was eventually 'asked to leave'....well all right, expelled then! Envy of Judy Dawsons' shoes, and of the freedom the other girls had to socialize. My dad was very strict and wouldn't let me out to join in. On the plus side, Art with Mr Sandham was A+, the best, the only lesson I enjoyed.
Enough rambling.
3 comments:
You had a good time doing these and It shows! Sweet faces all of them. Mand I do like the color portraits. Are you going to gift them at the reunion?
Amazing portraiture! They feel alive on the page. Bravo!
Lovely post which it looks like you enjoyed doing. Do give us an update after your reunion.
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