I've just been to my brother, David's 70th birthday party and I am reminded of his 50th birthday because that was the beginning of a painting I made, entitled 'David's Journey'. You can see it when you visit Ted Coney's Family Portraits. I portrayed a labrynth as a symbol for his life and used Muffin the Mule to represent David and all the other animals from the same TV programme to represent members of his family. I used Muffin partly because I was interested in the symbolism attached to animals but also because David and Muffin are about the same age and Muffin was very much an icon of the 1940s and 50s.
Well, I am about to use Muffin again in my next painting, this time for my son Leo. There is a Charles Darwin twist in the new one, but more about that next month when I get going on the preparatory work.
Well, I am about to use Muffin again in my next painting, this time for my son Leo. There is a Charles Darwin twist in the new one, but more about that next month when I get going on the preparatory work.
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