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Offline Roger Kettle

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My 60th birthday present.
« on: July 03, 2011, 06:31:22 PM »
As I've mentioned before, my daughter's partner is a hugely talented artist. For my birthday, my family got together and commisioned a painting by him---a still life of a few of my favourite things. If you go to www.stevenhigginson.co.uk you can see the work for yourself. Just click on page four of the "still life" section and it's the last painting there. I absolutely love it. Steven has now gone full time as a painter and is building quite a reputation. He's also on that thingie called Facebook for anyone who's interested.
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2011, 07:42:58 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on July 03, 2011, 06:31:22 PM
As I've mentioned before, my daughter's partner is a hugely talented artist. For my birthday, my family got together and commisioned a painting by him---a still life of a few of my favourite things. If you go to www.stevenhigginson.co.uk you can see the work for yourself. Just click on page four of the "still life" section and it's the last painting there. I absolutely love it. Steven has now gone full time as a painter and is building quite a reputation. He's also on that thingie called Facebook for anyone who's interested.

Fantastic, Roger!
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2011, 11:15:17 PM »
Lovely present Roger.

One of our wedding presents is a town scene by the wife's former art teacher (Roy Lappage), showing a couple of market stalls with Ruth's maiden name and our family name on.  It is treasured as it is so personal.
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2011, 11:26:36 PM »
Lovely work indeed, Roger - compliments to the artist!

He's captured your love of... er... Lucozade beautifully. The only element that requires expansion for me is the image in the picture frame. I suspect it's a scene from your Portuguese retreat, but it looks like somewhere I feel I should know better. Please help.
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2011, 09:16:45 AM »
Yes, it's a scene from the beach in Portugal we head to. In case anyone is puzzled by the tangerine on the left, it represents Dundee United. (The colour of their strip---"The Tangerines" being a clever nickname).
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 03:32:41 PM »
And what does the glass of whiskey represent?
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2011, 04:18:26 PM »
I'ts Drambuie, Diane, and it represents several happy evenings.
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2011, 04:22:06 PM »
"Whisky" Diane, if you add the 'e' it denotes Irish whisky, and I'm sure Roger would rather stick needles in his eyes than drink anything other than the finest 10 year old peat-smoked Glenlivet.

Your daughter's partner is certainly a talent, Roger, and a rare thing to see nowadays, a young man with an abiding interest in fruit.
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2011, 04:25:35 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on July 04, 2011, 04:18:26 PM
I'ts Drambuie, Diane, and it represents several happy evenings

... where he could not punctuate properly.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2011, 08:22:09 PM »
I was not aware of the whisky/whiskey difference not being a drinker myself.
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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2011, 11:26:08 PM »
Most whisky produced worldwide uses the "Whisky" spelling, only Irish and some US bourbons use 'Whiskey". I'm not much of a drinker either.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2011, 01:08:54 AM »
I am 1/4 Irish you know.
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2011, 09:50:05 AM »
The rest must be water then.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2011, 03:30:58 PM »
 :)
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Re: My 60th birthday present.
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 12:26:10 AM »
As last!  A smile rather than a groan.  Did you have a good National Day, Diane?  Seen much of the Flight Lieutenant and his missus?
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