Viv Hendra gave a talk on John Opie to the Leatherhead Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Wednesday 9th.
Wonderful people, all very friendly and interested in the artist. They have a self portrait not so far away at Hatchlands- and London is not far away.
There was almost a catastrophe at lunchtime in London. I was in an upmarket establishment where there was a shoe cleaning machine in the Gentlemen's Cloakroom. It had a number of brushes that spun around- one did the cleaning, one put the polish on, and another brought up the shine. All went well until my shoelace got caught on the wheel and wound itself around the machine, pulling me inwards to the extent that the bottom of my trousers got caught as well. Nothing would turn the machine off and it was starting to make worrying noises as it jammed completely. This was not good for the dignity.
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