Buzzy

Buzzy, a portrait of a small child

Size: 35cm × 45.5cm or 14″ x 18”
Media: Brush and rag, Oil paint, on Bristol board
Date: July 23, 1969
Where: Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
Signature: “christine benson 69”
Currently: Family collection

Buzzy was the product of a painting demonstration done in an art class for a ladies club in a nearby town, Lyndhurst. For some reason I was “dragged” along for the event since I was out of boarding school at the time. I actually found the whole demonstration very informative and I was also very pleasantly surprised at how cooperative little Buzzy was as a model. Buzzy was the daughter of the woman organizing the event. I’m not sure if this was the original painted that evening or a later copy my mother did so the original could go to the organizer.

Diary Entries

May 3, 1969Do demo of ‘Buzzy’ 2 hrs
July 22, 1969Started Buzzy duplicate
July 23, 1969Worked on Buzzy Duplicate 9hrs!
July 28, 1969Lyndhurst Community Centre.
To have or to have not! 30Gns. Buzzy 14Gns. Palona (?)10 Gns. Hardy 60Gns. A Girl and her thoughts n.f.s Roberta n.f.s


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