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About the artwork
A late 1920s scene set in Market Square Nottingham UK. Based on a conversation I had with an old couple on how their parents first met. Albert, a shy man had an eye for Alice for a long time. He noticed Alice always wore a red carnation pin in her hat or coat lapel. He decided to give a lad some cash to deliver a posy of carnations & a letter asking to meet at the council house. That's the building behind the tram. A regular meet up place for Nottingham sweet hearts was either at the left or the right lion statues either side of the Council house. Albert watches for Alice's reaction to the letter from a safe distance to the right of the tram and sports a red carnation on his coat. I added a self portrait of myself as a youth, the messenger & Albert in his usual confident pose as a front to hide his shyness. Oil on stretched canvas with all edges painted as part of the scene. No need for framing.Red Carnation
Artist: Michael McEvoy
- Size: 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm (24 x 30 x 1 inches)
- oils on stretched canvas
- One-Off / Ready to Send
- No Frame Required
About the artwork
A late 1920s scene set in Market Square Nottingham UK. Based on a conversation I had with an old couple on how their parents first met. Albert, a shy man had an eye for Alice for a long time. He noticed Alice always wore a red carnation pin in her hat or coat lapel. He decided to give a lad some cash to deliver a posy of carnations & a letter asking to meet at the council house. That's the building behind the tram. A regular meet up place for Nottingham sweet hearts was either at the left or the right lion statues either side of the Council house. Albert watches for Alice's reaction to the letter from a safe distance to the right of the tram and sports a red carnation on his coat. I added a self portrait of myself as a youth, the messenger & Albert in his usual confident pose as a front to hide his shyness. Oil on stretched canvas with all edges painted as part of the scene. No need for framing.Buy with 0% Finance
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Michael McEvoy
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Artist Biography Belfast Northern Ireland born U.K. artist Michael McEvoy based in Nottingham. I studied art at Belfast School of Art and at Manchester and Nottingham. I was the first art and design technician in the United Kingdom for the City Technology Colleges at The Djanogly C.T.C college. From 2008, full time free lance artist and life drawing tutor. While an accomplished artist in etching and engraving, acrylic and water colour painting and wood carving. I have painted in oils for several years. My subject matter mainly concentrates on figurative art or portraits. Often relating to experiences from life or from memories of my childhood’s whimsical imagination. They all have a story to unfold. I have exhibited in the North and M... (see more)
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