There was a bit of confusion at the old mortuary a couple of weeks ago; Dora double-booked Chumpy and a large amphibious man to model for the life class - I asked them to pose as though they were both in an everyday environment, chatting to each other in the pub or watching telly and was surprised how unlikely it looked - much more realistic for them to be emulating classical statues or acrobats.
I told Dora that I'd been in Switzerland with David Attenborough and showed her my photographs, she was well impressed then said - you look like a television presenter so I expect he felt comfortable around you
Shuntaro Tanikawa.
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Chumpy and amphibious man, something like this?
ReplyDeleteEXACTLY like that - in a similar everyday scenario too
DeleteWhy is my brain showing Sir David, creeping up to you, quietly through the grass, and whispering and not making eye contact...
ReplyDeletethat is exactly how he behaves ...
DeleteYou DO look like a television presenter.
ReplyDeleteI wore a courdroy jacket this evening and everyone assumed I was an architect
DeleteA television presenter? Well, ok, I guess. ;) xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteI have been practicisng with my hairbrush in front of a mirror ever since xxx
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