REMEMBERING MURRAY PHILLIPS
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| Murray, June 10/44 - Mar 1/2018 |
Murray's affirmation was what I needed.
Murray walked through my home, room by room, pausing for a few minutes at each
of my watercolours, oils and acrylics.
When he concluded his tour of my paintings
he asked me, "So what do you want from me?" I told him I wanted his
opinion about my art and whether it had merit. He said, "First, let me
assure you that you are an artist." That alone made my day. It was 2008
and I was 66 years old. My life was changing. I had invited Murray to my home
because I was concluding a forty-year career quite unrelated to painting. I was
requesting advice from a successful artist who was a man of integrity.
