The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things

[bunn]

Because I have not posted for a while, and this is potentially DISASTROUS as I rarely remember things if I don't write them down.

- Yesterday I took 8 large paintings, four small paintings and 5 paintings in mounts and envelopes for the 'browser' (which is one of those y-shaped floor stand things where you flick through a bit pile of art) to

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[ningloreth]

Are you going to post some pictures of your exhibition? I hope it goes well. The Perspex panel is a lovely idea. You've made the dog's hind quarters a bit heavier, but she still looks like Rosie!

I have Chernobyl recorded on my Sky box but I haven't plucked up the courage to watch it yet. There's a dog running on the trailer and I have a sinking feeling that he's running into danger...

The quote from Good Omens is basically Tolstoy's theory of History, too!

[bunn]

I'm doing two stints as a steward at the exhibition: one on Thurs and one on Sat, so I hope to have time to take a few photos then. We went to the Preview evening last night, and I think they look OK hung.

And look at everyone else's stuff too, of course! Mine is the only Tolkien art, unsurprisingly :-D But there were other sighthound paintings, landscapes and one artist paints lovely landscapes and populates them with caracatures of the royal family, which I think probably counts as fantasy. :-D

I am afraid that the dogs do not end well, though the horror is very much focussed on the people, so I found it possible to watch, unlike fiction where the dog dies for a cheap emotional moment. But yes, definitely harrowing. I'm told by someone who was living in Russia at the time that if anything, it is a kinder version of the story to officialdom and the soviet system which is... yikes.

[heartofoshun]

I started watching Chernobyl and was impressed with the quality of the production, writing, and actors. But, I couldn't finish it yet. I needed a break. I was feeling a little down the day I started and it was a bridge too far! I definitely will finish it soon. (I remember the horror at the time when the information about it began to leak bit by bit. We were terrified in living in Mexico--where, at the time--probably still--stupidity, arrogance, bureaucracy, and callousness were the hallmarks of its government and nobody trusted them with their wellbeing. It felt too close to home in the sense that life felt cheap with natural and manmade disasters always compounded by mismanagement and cynicism.)

OMG! I love the trees and the use of colors--absolutely stunning! I have to admit that this is not your best dog. He doesn't convey the sense of lithe elegance that usually characterizes your dogs. This might not be the medium for such a dynamic creature.

[bunn]

It is not the thing to watch when feeling a bit down, that's for sure! Good TV, but very sobering.

Yes, I think I shall have to re-paint the dog now I've looked at it for a bit. Fortunately, this paint just peels off, so it shouldn't be too hard to keep the good bit and try again.

[howlin_wolf_66]

Glad Fankil will now accept pets and rubbins! <3

[bunn]

I am so pleased, it's ridiculous. We'd more or less decided that he would never be able to be a snuggly cat and we'd probably have to just admire him from a distance most of the time, and as long as he didnt' actually run away, that would be a win.

It's such a joy to see him roll on his back to have his tummy tickled and purr. He really likes us! :-D

[topum]

I like the perspex dog (except maybe that the back legs seem a bit heavy but I just assumed that you went for that fashionable Kim Kardashian look). And Chernobyl is awesome. I will visit it in August or September. Also, I am not sure what is more shocking, the elderly gentlemen's sexism or your ageism / ableism. I guess I am just much more woke than all of you and therefore you all seem equally terrible to me.

[bunn]

Yes, the dog is a bit dumpy. I rubbed her out and re-drew her in the end.

Wow. Chernobyl! I hear it's quite a wildlife refuge now. I hope you will post your impressions, I do find the place fascinating.

Hah, well, we all know you are the wokest of us all, I can only dream of aspiring to your level of woke :-p

[pixel39]

Yay Fankil! I'm glad he finally figured out how awesome the pettins are!