I recently went to an Art Fair in Edinburgh and was totally
entranced by this painting. Charlie has given us permission to use this,
together with the little card that she put at the side of the painting and …
given the context of our work …means the painting “speaks” even more:
Granny
Riley was a very special lady and taught me so many things about life. Sat on her chair with her waistcoat on and
always a shiny brooch, she would tell me simple stories of her life, the places
she had been and the people she had known.
Having
lived in Scotland
all her life she had many stories to tell.
This
story is about the first time she saw the Clyde whilst buying a fish supper
with the wages from her first job in Glasgow.
She
was adopted and always wondered who her real parents were – she often imagined
them sailing down the river and off into the world without her, but by her
watching they would return.
I
loved my granny’s knee.
The painting is reproduced with permission
from the Artist - the printing does not
do justice to the vibrancy of the original which is an acrylic on wood, sized
80cm x 80cm and is for sale at £3750 from the Steam Gallery at Beer Copyright © 2003 Marine House at Beer.
All
rights reserved. (Fore Street,
Beer Nr Seaton Devon EX12 3JB)
More
info on Charlie, including a video and a pod cast, is available on their website:
www.steamgallery.co.uk
Jean Myers
