The Impressed Image

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My views on life, art, prints and other stuff.........

There are occasions (usually late at night and fuelled by quantities of alcohol) when I feel obliged to put pen to paper and impart my opinions and wisdom to the world at large. In the sober light of day these revelations shrink from their alcohol induced biblical proportions to frequently pathetic and rather hackneyed rambles over areas that I am sure have been covered by others elsewhere in more erudite terms.

So what? It gets it off my chest. If it infuriates, enlightens, insults or just provokes hoots of derision or mirth then it's a job well done. I have a habit of changing my tune so don't be surprised if you find me agreeing with you if you email your horror and disgust, or if I contradict myself at a later date!

I hate to say this, but the world of art is full of pretension, insane opinion, disinformation, bigotry, snobbishness and a fair few robbers. You can have my considered views for free, with no pressure to buy!

At the end of the day it's you that has to live with the stuff. One mans Art is another mans toilet paper.

Judge by your eyes and your heart and guard your wallet well.....etc. blah, blah, blah.....

Well that's enough of the trite platitudes...... heres a list of my previous semi-inebriate discourses:

1/98 - Where have all the prints gone? click here

4/98 - The evils of Museums and other Hoarders click here

11/98 - The Awful Tale of 'Collectors@Mail-List.Com' click here

7/99 - Website horrors and similar moans click here

11/99 - Modern 'Art' - you must be joking! click here

02/00 - Ebay, Auctions and other modern forms of robbery click here

If you take any of the above completely seriously and are gravely offended, then I am afraid you are a deeply sad and unredeemable human being who has my wholehearted sympathy. I suggest you seek counselling and I sincerely hope the rest of your undoubtedly miserable existence has at least a few rays of sunshine to enliven the humourless gloom. What? You're still not sure if I'm joking or not ......?

Photo Credits:
Shocked, after some seriously gothic dental work and a very cheap haircut
(Ok, it's really false plastic fangs and lots of static).
(Picture courtesy of Mrs Steve)

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Drop me a line if there is anything here that you profoundly disagree with, or maybe you would just like to point out my extreme ignorance and inadequate grasp of the subject.... I am not easily offended.

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