JAMES MAY`S ARTICLE 1997
I`VE BEEN GOING THROUGH MY BENTLEY PAPERS DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND I FOUND THIS ARTICLE THAT I`D CLIPPED OUT OF THE CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE IN MARCH 1997.
WHEN THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED, JAMES WAS JUST ANOTHER ASPIRING MOTORING JOURNALIST BUT IT`S NOT THE ARTICLE ITSELF THAT LIGHTS MY FIRE, IT`S THE WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL SLATER THAT ENCAPSULATES THE PO FACED AURA OF MEMBERS OF PRESTIGE CAR CLUBS SUCH AS THE BDC.
IN THE PICTURE BELOW I CAN IDENTIFY BRIAN FENN IN THE RATTING CAP BUT WHO ARE THE OTHER CHARACTERS PORTRAYED THERE?
WHEN THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED, JAMES WAS JUST ANOTHER ASPIRING MOTORING JOURNALIST BUT IT`S NOT THE ARTICLE ITSELF THAT LIGHTS MY FIRE, IT`S THE WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL SLATER THAT ENCAPSULATES THE PO FACED AURA OF MEMBERS OF PRESTIGE CAR CLUBS SUCH AS THE BDC.
IN THE PICTURE BELOW I CAN IDENTIFY BRIAN FENN IN THE RATTING CAP BUT WHO ARE THE OTHER CHARACTERS PORTRAYED THERE?
BELOW I PRESENT THE WHOLE ARTICLE IN THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN DO IN THE WEBSITE FORMAT.
PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM
PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM
A VISIT TO PAUL SLATER THE ARTIST
AFTER RE PUBLISHING THE ABOVE ARTICLE BY JAMES MAY, I LOOKED UP THE ARTIST PAUL SLATER ON THE WEB AND FOUND HIS WEBSITE. I CONTACTED HIM ASKING ABOUT THE ARTWORK FOR THE ARTICLE, HE SAID THAT HE WOULD TRY TO FIND IT AND TO MY DELIGHT, HE LATER CONTACTED ME WITH THE NEWS THAT IT HAD BEEN FOUND AND WAS FOR SALE.
i AGREED TO BUY IT AND DURING MY RECENT TRIP TO THE UK WENT TO VISIT HIM TO COLLECT THE PAINTING.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEWS THAT JAMES HAD WITH BDC MEMBERS AND THAT THE CHARACTERS IN THE PAINTING WERE PRODUCTS OF HIS IMAGINATION.
i BOUGHT TWO OTHER PAINTINGS THAT HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN 2003 FOR EXHIBITION ABROAD. THESE WERE INTENDED TO SHOW THE ESSENCE OF "BRITISHNESS" AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BELOW YOU WILL SEE WHY.
UNFORTUNATELY THE PHOTOS DON`T DO JUSTICE TO THE BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK
i AGREED TO BUY IT AND DURING MY RECENT TRIP TO THE UK WENT TO VISIT HIM TO COLLECT THE PAINTING.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEWS THAT JAMES HAD WITH BDC MEMBERS AND THAT THE CHARACTERS IN THE PAINTING WERE PRODUCTS OF HIS IMAGINATION.
i BOUGHT TWO OTHER PAINTINGS THAT HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN 2003 FOR EXHIBITION ABROAD. THESE WERE INTENDED TO SHOW THE ESSENCE OF "BRITISHNESS" AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BELOW YOU WILL SEE WHY.
UNFORTUNATELY THE PHOTOS DON`T DO JUSTICE TO THE BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK
ABOVE "A DAY IN THE COUNTRY"
ABOVE "BON VOYAGE"
ABOVE, THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK "BENTLEY CLUB BOYS"