Congratulations to David Hockney – world famous artist – for his recent Order of Merit. David has lived in Bridlington for seven years after leaving his native Bradford and then later the Californian sunshine. Don’t miss his ‘A Bigger Picture‘ exhibition, at the Royal Academy in London. It is a remarkable show of his work.
Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire (2006)
Some of his paintings remind me of Muir Woods north of the Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco, where I had the pleasure to visit nearly 30 years ago. I still possess a souvenir Redwood tree that I planted as a seed in my back garden, and which had to be topped recently as it began to encroach on the Anlaby skyline. A Redwood in Anlaby. Quite a sight!
The Road Across the Wolds (1997)
David Hockney’s paintings have a special quality, admired and enthralled by all who love and enjoy the countryside. Scenes reflected in his giant montages resonate with the East Yorkshire landscapes. It’s great to ramble with a like-minded walking group, taking in the breathtaking scenery and transforming them in my mind’s eye to great Hockney paintings to come!
What a brilliant attraction it would be to have some of David Hockney’s works exhibited at The Spa, Bridlington!!! And did you know there are plans to create a David Hockney trail in Yorkshire? Locations in the trail so far will include the villages of Warter, Thixendale and Sledmere as well as Salts Mills and Bradford, plus various sites in the Wolds.
By the way, I think the description of the “Order of Merit” as a “gong”, is somewhat disparaging!!
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