David Hockney!
Would have liked to meet Hockney. Or perhaps not. Would probably not know what to say to him. Not being an art person myself, I mean. But I'm very pleased that he moved backed to lovely Yorkshire and started painting those wonderful landscapes. I was instantly drawn to them, as you are drawn towards a source of heat on a cold winter day. The paintings sing with energy and bright colours. I would really want one on my wall. (When I win the lottery, perhaps!) The whole family went to see the exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in March. The exhibition has apparently been a phenomenal success with long queues every day. The Academy even extendened their opening hours till midninght during weekends to accomodate the huge interest. We went there a late Saturday afternoon, when the queues were bearable - it took us less than half an hour to get in. We spent quite a long time in there, letting ourselves be amazed by the majesty of the paintings and after a while it felt almost ...