This is my dad's painting called "The Bishops Throne" in Durham Catheral painted in 1971 when he was 71.
Dad loved to paint and was encouraged at school but his own dad frowned heavily on this. Dad then lied about his age and joined the army and was able to be apart of a group under his uncle. He stayed in Germany after the war and their was hints of a German romance but that too was frowned upon. Interestedly my brother fell in love and married a German girl who was full of fun and they both loved to ski and to hike.
They too have asked us up to visit but we are not great at staying with others. We would love to stay with Stephen and Shawna and even travel to the Grand Cayman to see Kim and Mike. Then there is Melina and Kenny, Jesse, Matthew and Jasmine in Melbourne and Hobey, Brittany and Tyler in Brisbane.
I hope Carol follows through with applying for a job in the Cayman Islands whether we are able to visit there or not. Thinking about travelling is hard for me to imagine.
My dad eventually went back to painting in his 70's and 80's. He became wheel-chair bound so this was perfect for him to get lost in the enjoyment of his paintings. He loved painting English scenes and castles. He was very exact in his work. Our family I believe all have some of his paintings.
2 comments:
Beth, is that actually one of his paintings? What a marvel if it is.
The detail is amazing. Do you know where the church and organ were located?
love,
Nancy
the painting is called "The Bishop's Throne" and it is in
Durham Catheral. It was painted in 1971 sp dad would have been 71.
love beth
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