Driving along the B1105 Wells Rd. from Fakenham, one comes across a group of cottages on the skyline. They stand out in the sunshine because they are painted pink with red roofs. They are situated on the crossroad with the Egmere Rd. which goes to Little Walsingham. I had to stop the car and photograph them. I have placed them on the horizon of some mudflats on the East Fleet river along from Wells Harbour. I have perversely put a lawnmower (sunk in the mud) which I saw on the bowling greens at Yarmouth. These are on Marine Parade, next to Britannia Pier. I added the blue sky and extended it vertically to give the composition more space. The title came at the end, as one could imagine someone’s exasperation at pursuing a nonsensical endeavour.
Medium: Reworked digital photograph
Untitled No.67 Part 2
Part 2, because this is another photograph I took of the vaulted ceiling in Westminster Abbey. I have introduced the Portsmouth Spinnaker, the Great Yarmouth Observation Wheel and the gently graduated steps curving down from the War Memorial in Norwich. The first thing to point out is the disparity in sizes between these elements. The ceiling in the Abbey is 31 metres high. The Spinnaker is 170 metres, and the Ferris Wheel stands at 50 metres. An impossible fit. The Wheel was viewed side on, with the pods removed for winter storage. The curved steps that run down from the City Hall to the market, is of course a different size to the roof (and I’ve turned the image vertically). I fitted them into a blank wall above the divide between the Nave and the Apse/Altar at the other end. I collaged them in to accentuate the swirling effect, reflected in the Spinnaker.
In The Hot Seat
Another concoction of disparate items assembled together, which strangely become compatible (eh?). In the background is the vent exhaust and fuselage of a Harrier VTOL jet that is exhibited at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum in Horsham St. Faiths, near the airport. I added the clip fasteners from a mobile cafe that was closed and secured for the night. I can’t remember where I found the discarded chair, but I liked it because of its broken strut (I added the splintering), and how it had been used for spray painting something, hence the blue circle. Imagine sitting in the chair whilst the Harrier was taking off..(geddit?).