A tribute to Mr Farquharson by Garlor

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Dec 26, 2006

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Taken from almost the same location as yesterdays post(worth a look). Now as for my title, the person named was an artist whose work is often used nowadays on xmas cards, think Snow and Sheep and its likely one of his. I like his work but critics at the time called him Frozen Mutton Farquharson. He found a theme and did many variations as long as it included cold weather and sheep ! And to me it was no great surprise to discover he painted in North East Scotland.Not all his work included the sunset,in a local big estate house I have seen a huge canvas around fifteen foot across with almost life size sheep,and more shades of grey than I knew could be mixed. The feeling of being caught in a blizzard was well conveyed and perhaps that is why the owner consigned the art to hang in a draughty corridor. Oh and I just discovered that he painted actually in blizzards from the comfort of his mobile painting hut with a stove inside, and even had plaster sheep made to model for him in bad weather. Heres a link to one of his works which I am sure you have seen on a card, http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/picture-of-month/displayPicture.asp?id=84&venue=7