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What if..

What if it hadn't happened?  What would my life have been like?  Would it have been all ''sunshine and cornflakes''?1  Could I have been a contender?2  Friends, family, nice house and two cats in the yard?3

I trawl old photograph albums and the internet for other people's lives and take pieces of them.  Pick and mix.  Cut and paste, from their lives into my imaginary life - the one I would have led if it hadn't happened.
   
1. Five Minutes of Heaven by Guy Hibbert - Joe (James Nesbit)
2. On the Waterfront - Terry (Marlon Brando)
3. Our House, Crosby Still Nash & Young


What if..  1
Pigment in acrylic polymer layers  -  On canvas

What if..  2
Pigment in acrylic polymer layers  -  On canvas

Close-up (What if.. 2)

Close-up (What if.. 1)

I am always on the lookout for photographs of other people's lives. If you have some you think you might like to donate, this is what I'm looking for:

The most important thing is that the person you think I might be interested in, must not be looking at the camera.  It doesn't matter if one person in a group is and the rest are not since I will take just the people I want.

I am working on happy at the moment.  So exaggerated happy or enthusiastic would be good.  If you would like more specific instructions or just want to know more, just drop me a line.   email