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We Persuade

It was a busy day in the gallery, but I found time to add to the Record Cover Art collection. This meant a nice trip down memory lane. After work I decided to walk along the coast from Craster to the epic Dunstanburgh castle. This is a UK favourite walk and usually very busy. But by early evening on a grey day, with soft blue grey clouds over the sea, the crowds had gone and it was peaceful.

It was nice to see the lifeboat leaving Craster Harbour on a training trip. These are the waters made famous by Grace Darling and her bravery, in a different sort of lifeboat.

Record Cover Art for ‘Maelstrom’ by singer songwriter Geoff Lawson

Geoff lives quite near me and I was pleased when he asked me to do the cover art for his upcoming CD. The actual record in this picture is from a charity shop. I think it was some obscure classical piece and obviously putting it in sand didn’t do it any good. For reasons which I didn’t fully realise at the time I wanted this photo of a black vinyl record in the sand as the start of the art work. I then edited the photo to put blue-grey shadows on the sand and make it look as if it was swirling round. The little people crawling over it, with shades of Lilliput (Guliver’s Travels) adds drama. Sweeping landscapes with tiny people was a theme in my art work at the time.

Unboxing

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