| exhibition archive The Discerning Eye Exhibition 2002 11th exhibition ~ 15 to 24 November 2002 It seemed like a good idea at the time. When Penny Gammond invited me to be a Discerning Eye selector, I was flattered. I've never thought of myself as a connoisseur, merely an enthusiastic amateur. Like most of us, I suspect, I know what I like and tend to like what I know. I've no artistic training. Professionally, I do words, not pictures. So this gave me an opportunity to broaden my horizons and my education. Picking a few pictures for an exhibition couldn't be that difficult, could it? Gizza job, I thought, I can do that. As the day approached, I began to have second thoughts. Who the hell did I think I was to sit in judgment on artists? I can't even paint a skirting board. I took heart from the fact that some of the most recent works I'd bought had shown well in competition. So I must have some eye for what's good and what's not, even if the most technically accomplished often leave me as cold as an eskimo's kiss. When it comes to judging the Discerning Eye, first impressions are lasting impressions. The sheer volume of work submitted means sometimes you have only seconds to choose. The competition between the judges for the very best is friendly but fierce. If you're not quick off the mark, you're left with the fish John West reject. Fortunately, the judges had eclectic tastes and I'm delighted with my selection. That doesn't mean that those artists who didn't make the cut were without merit. They shouldn't lose heart. There's always next year and a new set of Discerning Eyes. | 6/1 | Dancing Figures II | £145 |
| 6/2 | Dancing Figures III | £120 |
| 6/3 | Friends and Neighbours | £450 |
| 6/4 | Talking with D.B.1 | £2,500 |
| 6/5 | Talking with D.B.2 | £2,500 |
| 6/6 | Talking with D.B.3 | £2,500 |
| 6/7 | Adventures in Dogtown No 1 | £2,500 |
| 6/8 | Adventures in Dogtown No 2 | £2,500 |
| 6/9 | Adventures in Dogtown No 3 | £2,500 |
| 6/11 | Two People Asleep on the Beach | £260 |
| 6/12 | Thames at Rotherhithe | £400 |
| 6/16 | Last Light Over Train Tracks | £650 |
| 6/17 | Baby It's Cold Outside | £285 |
| 6/18 | Contaminated Pool | £650 |
| 6/22 | Mare Mosso I (2001) | £950 |
| 6/23 | Mare Mosso II (2001) | £950 |
| 6/24 | Don't Worry – Be Happy | £375 |
| 6/28 | Fishawls Coffee House, Cairo | £250 |
| 6/29 | Porcelain Vessel – Mountain Sky: Dawn | £320 |
| 6/30 | Porcelain Vessel – Mountain Sky: Evening | £300 |
| 6/34 | Homestead Brecon Beacons | £200 |
| 6/35 | Southwark Bridge III | £2,500 |
| 6/36 | Albert Bridge V | £2,500 |
| 6/41 | Boy Series Diptych 2001 | £2,500 |
| 6/42 | Towards the Church | £625 |
| 6/44 | Sussex Coast Scene with Distant Harbour | £500 |
| 6/47 | Rastafari (The Seventh Seal) | £300 |
| 6/48 | Buying a Dream (Tokyo) | £300 |
| 6/49 | Pressures of Life | £250 |
| 6/51 | Ariadne's Thread – Threnody | £3,000 |
| 6/52 | Ariadne's Thread – Blustery | £3,000 |
| 6/57 | Moonlight, Cliftonwood | £850 |
| 6/58 | Study, The French, Soho | £400 |
| 6/59 | Saturday Night, Castle Inn, Cork City | £450 |
| 6/61 | Beach Steps, St Ives, Cornwall | £170 |
| 6/63 | Melmerby, Cumbria | £600 |
| 6/65 | Musicians, St Mark's Square | £425 |
| 6/66 | Approaching Initiation | £495 |
| 6/67 | Moonlight Over Black Friars Bridge | £160 |
| 6/68 | Martinuzzi's Shop, Venice | £350 |
| 6/69 | Spirit Bottles (Pair) | £225 |
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