Hartbeat

Winter trees, oil pastel, 16.5" x 23", 2009

So, farewell then, Tony Hart. As a child, I aspired to the glory of seeing my work displayed on the hallowed wall of 'The Gallery', for me a crucial part of Hartbeat (not to be confused with ITV's soft cop tosh Heartbeat). I seem to recall that 'The Gallery' generally boasted a couple of what were, to my infant eye, stunningly executed pencil drawings of motorcycles or somesuch showy subject sent in by 15 year old boys, nestling uneasily amongst the splattery offerings of primary schoolers.  I never entered the fray though, fearful no doubt of withering rejection; my careful Dogtanian and Wizard of Oz drawings failing to find favour with the almighty, judgemental Hart. Would this tree drawing have made the cut, I wonder?

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