I've always had a great fondness for the late Beryl Cooks paintings, which comically capture flamboyant folk going about their daily business.
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| Babs & Barbara "Ooh wrap up well Babs - it's bitter out there!" |
Buxom figures were her trademark; Victoria Wood described her as as "Rubens with jokes". As a shy and private person, apparently Beryl Cook shunned the limelight in favour of quietly sitting in bars, restaurants or any location with her husband, people watching; observations which would later be translated onto canvas! I imagine what her characters are saying...
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| "Guiness is full of iron, you know...I drink it purely for medicinal reasons!" |
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| I love the gorgeous "Chartiers" restaurant in Paris (I've dined here with my mum a few times!) |
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| "Do you have them in a wider fitting, luv?" |
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| "Tats in love!" |
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| "Ooh she never, did she?!" |
