A freaky thing happened yesterday. I often go to the library near my work, and look through books about painters. I was just skimming over the titles and I see a brandnew book that I haven't seen before. "The Art of Ben McLaughlin". My jaw dropped and I froze for a second, as I tried to compute this. There is a book about my paintings? Why was I not informed of this?
Anyhow, it turns out Ben McLaughlin is an English painter, about ten years older than me, a lot better, and a lot more famous. But strangely, he has similar influences to me- two artists he lists-- Georgio Morandi and Edward Hopper-- are also two of my favourites.
After the initial shock and excitement at the novelty of this, it actually made me feel kinda glum. If I ever got famous or established, I would always be the other Ben McLaughlin.
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
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maybe you could email him? I'm not sure why or what you could say, but man that's pretty weird. I'd like to think there's more to it than just coincidence..?
I WOULDN'T like to think it was more than a coincidence.. it would freak me out even more!
point taken! You might have to, er, get rid of him... ;)
good thinking.. there can only be one Ben McLaughlin--survival of the fittest.
Hi Ben... Any chance you can post a picture of the painting of the chair that you have in your house? Manda and I liked that picture.
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