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A WATLINGTON artist has completed the companion piece to a painting of his that was exhibited at the Mall Galleries in central London last year,
writes Matthew Wilson.
James Kelso’s
The Treasure of Britwell Salome Matins was chosen by the Royal Society of British Artists to be displayed alongside works by some of the UK’s leading painters, sculptors and printmakers.
Now he is waiting to hear whether his sequel painting,
The Treasure of Britwell Salome Vespers, has been accepted for this year’s exhibition.
Mr Kelso said: “The two paintings are views of a disused granary building. One side gets the morning sun, hence ‘Matins’. I could hear the nearby church bells as I worked on site. The other side takes the sunset, hence ‘Vespers’. The building is hidden from the road, shielded by trees and hedgerows. I’d passed it many times and not noticed it before a friend called it to m
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