I just noticed that the titles of my last 14 entries have all started with the letter "I". Enough, cease and desist. To break the "I" sequence I am posting this irrelevant piece.

Each year I enter the Seven Stars horse racing competition - it's easy, just pick seven horses from the powerful Godolphin stable (or lucky dip the seven if you know nothing about the ponies) and you're in with a chance to win US$100K. What could be simpler! So go on, hop to it.

For the record my choices were:

DUBAWI (IRE)
FANTASTIC LOVE (USA)
PEPPERSTORM (GER)
DESCARTES (GB)
SCRIPTWRITER (IRE)
MANTA RAY (GB)
NOTABLE TIGER (USA)

Go you good things.

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I left this reply to you on my site (comments), but I thought i should drop it over here too in case you don’t go back to my site again soon: O! Detlef… yes, you are the perfect example! But really, your work has more of a fine art quality to it, don’t you think? I mean, it is ultimately an expression of yourself and your world view. And sometimes your approach is quite graphic (I mean graphic in the design sense) with so much negative space and isolation of each image. And I can clearly see that the joy for you is in rendering the details, the feel and the deep, chalky stroke of graphite. Ahhh yes… I know it well! And love it so! What you talk about in your comment is exactly what i love about drawing realistically.  I hope you know I mean my little “essay” as an observation and a query, not a commentary on the worthiness of realistically rendered art. And everyone else… if you are not familiar with Detlef’s work, please click his link. He’s amazing. Each drawing is like a whole mystery novel, falling on the page in glossy black and white film noir… lovely.

Posted by wee on 09.03.05 at 08.01am

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