O p Ti ckle

o p  Ti ck le

some one once Said

or  may be    should have said

Blunted Sight    is a bit like

Having your eyes tickled

by   a n   Opt i cal    Fever

or   do  I   mean Feather

B lu rr y   B lu rred  

 A ll   Fuzzy

to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance

A ll   togeth er    now

say   Smeary  3 times 

and smile

The Opticians Apprentice

To make   indistinct   and 

hazy

That’s   what 

The   Impressionists did too

and   they   did  alright  

for  them selves  

S o  does art  have   to   be

Bl u rr ed   or   S meary

Out  of  Sorts  with  Focus

Not   what  you’d  call

Pin  Sharp   Tack   Sharp

or    Pi nn o

So   doe s

   Blun ted   Sight  

make     A rt     m o re

L ike     A rt

rat   rit    rot  

st uff   and   none sense

who   can   say

The   Opticians   Apprentice  

is   part   of  the  series

The  Library  of  Letters

 by  Paul   Biddle

You  can  see  more  of  the  series

here

https://paulbiddle.com

The Little Chap - Fact or Fiction?

The   Li ttle   Chap

 The Little Chap has appeared in three pictures in my Cabinet of Curiosity

and each time he does he elicits a huge response from women and men

and the occasional side table and of course our friend the budgerigar

He’s a no nonsense sort of chap with an enigmatic air

Little Chap Nesting

A    clean cut jaw        and on some days a   glint       in his eye

At first I thought him to be Hungarian for obvious reasons

He always makes himself at home and bakes the most amazing little buns

but I was soon proven to be mistaken when he baked me a cake of consequence

So why does he elicit     this response ?

Little Chap spots the egg

On the face of it he’s and old engraving squeezed into a 3D shape

Found by the Great Arturo und  Annie Tolaini

Nurtured in their          Cabinet of Curiosity

and generously sent for a little holiday with the Count and Countess Muldivo

where he sleeps in a tiny cotton wool filled   Box of Wonder

I often think about the journey he made form Bristol to Devon

Can see him standing there waiting for the train, his little suitcase in hand,

on the windswept platform patrolled by his friends the Pigeons or were they Dodos?

The Last Dodo

Attila the Hun once asked me

Just what makes this Little Chap Tick    ?

I’m afraid    Nobody Knows but he does have a little clock face

Y OU    can see    more of    The  Cabinet   of   C u r i o s i t y        by

Paul Biddle             here    and   Here   not   to   forget   there

https://paulbiddle.com

Showcase of the Fine Art Photography of Paul Biddle

Most years I get a few photography students getting in touch and asking if they can do a critique or presentation of my work as part of their college course.

I received an email from Debra Curran who is a photography student currently studying The History of Photography. One of the course requirements is to create a showcase about the work of a contemporary photographer, and fortunately for me she chose to use my work.

She sent me several questions about my images and I answered them by email.

There have been some great presentations over the years but Debra’s showcase stands head and shoulders over the rest.

You can even make your own comments on the images.

Thanks for the great presentation, Debra. It made me feel like a proper photographer.

Please click on the link and have a look at what she has created.

You can click on an image or text to zoom and see more detail. 

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