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, 1969 | Do demo of ‘Buzzy’ 2 hrs |
July 22, 1969 | Started Buzzy duplicate |
July 23, 1969 | Worked on Buzzy Duplicate 9hrs! |
July 28, 1969 | Lyndhurst 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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