Book Board Chat

hi dupo, you know even when I was lurking for these past 6 month or so on the BB, I always admired you ability to keep an even keel during the "troubles". You are a special person.

As far as exploits, I can relate one story that took place while I remained in exile.
Two years ago I found an unusual watercolor painting at a local thrift. The subject mater was Biblical, done in a manor that resembled those Jehovah's Witness pamphlets. And it was huge, framed under glass. It took me about a week to hunt down the artist's name. I learned that he was the patriarch of an artistic family, and he was no longer alive. I managed to contact the son, who is a painter on the West coast, in an attempt to sell to the family. It turned out that the son was interested in the painting, but could not come up with the money I was asking for the painting. There were also two sons of this fellow, that I thought might "chip in" to buy the painting, no go. It was surprising to me because the family had produced a movie concerning the Grandfather, his story and artwork, which was presented at the Vail Film Festival.
When things fell through, I list ed the painting on eBay with a but it now, and it sat for a year. Then out of the blue I was contacted by an Art Museum (Son's home town) stating that it would like to buy the painting for about 300 plus shipping for an upcoming exhibition. So I sold it to them, at a considerable discount from my original asking price. I think they were happy and I was glad to get it out of the house.