tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post7558596205505251785..comments2023-12-24T04:57:57.201-08:00Comments on PJ Lynch Gallery: The CastlePJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-17633649273708015302010-04-28T03:00:16.753-07:002010-04-28T03:00:16.753-07:00Many thanks for those comments James and Ciaran (q...Many thanks for those comments James and Ciaran (quite a grim one from you!) <br />Very best wishes<br />PJPJ Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-55401708297958838892010-04-23T07:11:43.723-07:002010-04-23T07:11:43.723-07:00What a gem this is, PJ. When did you paint this on...What a gem this is, PJ. When did you paint this one? You are right, it looks a lot like Potter (great stories). It's always a pleasure to see your beautiful work my friend.<br /><br />Happy painting.<br /><br />Ps. What a joy it is for your kids to grow up knowing that their father is one of the great illustrators.yaamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919565116885341582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-73632960258965802842010-04-22T10:47:47.004-07:002010-04-22T10:47:47.004-07:00Sorry for such a long post but do you remember thi...Sorry for such a long post but do you remember this Belfast classic?<br /><br />In a mean abode on the Skankill Road<br />Lived a man named William Bloat;<br />He had a wife, the curse of his life,<br />Who continually got his goat.<br />So one day at dawn, with her nightdress on<br />He slit her bloody throat.<br /><br />With a razor gash he settled her hash<br />Never was crime so slick<br />But the drip drip drip on the pillowslip<br />Of her lifeblood made him sick.<br />And the knee-deep gore on the bedroom floor<br />Grew clotted and cold and thick.<br /><br />And yet he was glad he had done what he had<br />When she lay there stiff and still<br />But a sudden awe of the angry law<br />Struck his heart with an icy chill.<br />So to finish the fun so well begun<br />He resolved himself to kill.<br /><br />He took the sheet from the wife's coul' feet<br />And twisted it into a rope<br />And he hanged himself from the pantry shelf,<br />'Twas an easy end, let's hope.<br />In the face of death with his latest breath<br />He solemnly cursed the Pope.<br /><br />But the strangest turn to the whole concern<br />Is only just beginning.<br />He went to Hell but his wife got well<br />And she's still alive and sinnin',<br />For the razor blade was German made<br />But the sheet was Belfast linen.Ciaran Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694430395728440544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-11753018817905286272010-04-22T03:59:22.560-07:002010-04-22T03:59:22.560-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.PJ Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-71147731524199867712010-04-22T03:59:12.667-07:002010-04-22T03:59:12.667-07:00Hi Nuria
Thanks so much for that.
I'm really ...Hi Nuria<br />Thanks so much for that. <br />I'm really glad you like the picture.<br />All the best<br />PJPJ Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-13652146981203777642010-04-22T01:54:22.240-07:002010-04-22T01:54:22.240-07:00I am an admire of your work from the moment I lay ...I am an admire of your work from the moment I lay my eyes on your "East of the Sun, West of the Moon", which is one of my favourite fairy tales ever.<br /><br />I just wanted to say<br />What an amazing illustration this is!<br />I'm loving the perspective, the colours, everything!<br /><br />Kind regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com