Met a very interesting and talented chap in the Kielder
Service Area at last weekend's cold and soggy Border Counties. He was chatting
with a right unsavoury bunch under an easi-up as I approached, and being of an
inquisitive (bluidy nosey!) nature I stopped to see what was afoot.
At first I thought the chap was showing them some large framed photographs
and they looked pretty good - from a distance, but as I got closer I realised
they were in fact paintings. They were stunningly good and one in particular
caused a lump in my throat. It's an image of a man and a car that will always evoke
memories regardless of location, event or time, and he had captured it perfectly.
The artist's name is William Young and he lives in Duns. He has a full
time job, but his friends keep telling him to pack it in and take up painting
full time. It seems he can't wait to get home from work of an evening and get
straight into the studio. That might have something to do with the fact that
even while he's at work he's thinking of his current artistic endeavour and whether
to make changes, adjustments, improvements or just leave it. Perfectionist, eh?
At the present time he will undertake commissions that tickle his fancy
and his interest these days has turned to motorsport and more recently
rallying. Not just action stuff, but he has produced some accurate and detailed
scenes from service areas with service crews working on cars.
Not this lot in the photo you understand, otherwise his resultant picture
would be called 'Still Life' - only joking of course, but if William can
impress such an unsavoury, uncultured, non-art loving bunch as this then he
must be good. And he is!
If you are interested in an ideal gift for spouse, partner, wean, relative,
friend or team sponsor, might be worth getting in touch: wy3086@gmail.com
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