It was sparked by a response to my previous post, which was about my dad and some of the paintings he did over the course of his long life. They provide fascinating insights into the cultural life of the industrial north of England ,where I grew up. Jo wondered how I would set about depicting the social setting I live in today, as a guest-worker in Dubai. Here’s my dad’s work
Actually these are all early works of his, from my childhood days. I get very nostalgic looking at these. I wonder if my children will get nostalgic about my Dubai pictures, 40 years from now.
About a month ago, I took some pictures of the mish-mash of low-grade shops and apartment balconies that I see on my walk to buy some local fruit and veg. I live in International City, in fact I’m one of the pioneers who moved into this tacky/vibrant district…