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May 17, 2009
The Endless Grasslands of Africa
It’s in our shared memory. But it’s been a while. About 3.5 million years, give or take the odd Bank Holiday Weekend, if you’re counting. Our ancestors spent an awfully long time in the searing heat on the sun-baked grasslands of East Africa, wandering around somewhat dazed after our seminal fall from the trees.
We’ve been asked to paint an African grassland scene, for a good friend’s son’s birthday. Not on canvas, or panel, but on a wall, and not a small wall – a 3 metre by 7 metre wall. And not a 3m x 7m wall in Marsden. A 3m x 7m wall in La Crau, South of France. Yay Hey! Or as they say in France: Mais qui!
Posted by john at May 17, 2009 11:34 PM
Comments
As jobs go, I think you could do worse ones. And in fact you HAVE done worse ones. Even the trees are helpfully triangular. I hope you can put in a few lions and the occasional wildebeeste.
Posted by: Daphne at May 17, 2009 11:45 PM