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p a u l
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Watercolours? Check. Palette? Check. Brushes? Check. Paper? Check. Folding
chair? Check. Many before me have been artistically fired up by this part of
Britain, so, if you can't beat them... My journey commences in a town whose
fortune was built upon a multitude of stigmas. Tasty stuff. I am heading
about 45 road miles east, so, mindful that masterpieces are not created in
minutes, I set off without delay. After about seven miles, in a small
village, I ridiculously have the urge to wind up the car window. Let's just
say that an innkeeper's son was born here (his one-time associate was Tom
King) and, well, you can't be too careful, can you? Of course, he is long
dead - rather like the two gentlemen who share a surname buried in the
church here. The first, an admiral (and gambler), commanded the Téméraire;
the second - physician-extraordinary to a 17th-century king - spent much
time in circulation, so to speak. Continuing east for another 20 miles or
so, I pass through a riverside town, the birthplace of an 18th-century
portrait and landscape artist, whose works included The Harvest Waggon.
Here, his birthplace museum tells the story of his life and work. Though
certain I would find inspiration aplenty here, my own brushes are, well,
bristling with anticipation, so I drive straight through. Veering slightly
southeast, I motor through open countryside until, after 30 minutes or so, I
reach a second village. There, I am reunited with the river that so inspired
a second artist. One of his paintings, The Young Waltonians (better known by
another title), depicted the scene here. He knew, for sure, a third village,
a mile southeast, in the heart of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of
about 35 square miles. A third artist (Royal Academy president, 1944-49),
famous for horse-racing pictures, lived here for many years. Finally, three
miles later, journey's end - the village where the second artist, a miller's
son, was born. The river landscape, to its south, featured in one of his
most memorable works. There, I unload my carefully packed equipment - only
to find my watercolours are missing a vital ingredient: the water. Quite
obviously, I'm not an artist...
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It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's
the sudden stop at the end
Storming Norm
>Q1: Who was the innkeeper's son? Admiral Harvey?>>> Dick Turpin.
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>Q2: Where was the second artist born? East Bergholt? >>>I think that is correct.
Norman
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p a u l
the two people with the same surname are harvey - my surname, which
distracted me. well, thats my excuse.
thanks for the correction, and good luck
paul
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