My future wife (scary thought!! This means I'm growing up!! :D) and I went shopping for wedding rings today and went to a nearby town called Batley, where they have a large converted Mill, which has been made into fancy shops, and cafe/coffee houses.
There is also a "gallery", which I use in the loosest terms, as the majority of work was twee, Jack Vetriano copies and photoshop manipulations printed on "Limited Edition Giclee Prints".
Heart saddened at the thought that this was the state of "Art" in the UK today, I ascended an escalator to be greeted by a magnificent charcoal portrait that was about 3ft x 4ft, a really nice expressive piece of work. On the same floor in a tiny corner was some more exceptional pieces, mixed media, black and white and just as impressive, but on a smaller scale.
The works really gave my heart lift as this was the kind of work I am just drawn to. Sat there was the artist Norrie Harman, I asked him if he had a website and got chatting, he was really a nice guy, we swapped websites, and discussed art in general.
I'd like to post his website here in case you missed it on my links page, some really nice work, well worth visiting: norrieharman.com
You can see an example of his work above.
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Thrilling, really has that raw feel to it.
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