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With more time on his hands due to Covid-19 restrictions, 79-year-old Robin Tuplin has once again picked up his paintbrushes and rediscovered his passion for art at New Pooles Lodge, in Fishponds, Bristol.<\/p>\n
Robin originally started painting back in the 1970\u2019s under some very expert guidance. \u201cI got chatting to one of my work colleagues, who was always sketching, and I was intrigued,\u201d he explains. \u201cHis name was Barrington Tabb, he was self-taught and later became a very famous Bristol painter, with many local, national and international exhibitions. I told him that I might be interested in sketching, so he bought me a book about Vincent Van Gogh, which got me hooked! I bought some oil paints from the local art shop, and that is where my painting journey began.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before moving to New Pooles Lodge, Robin had lived in a large family home in Totterdown ever since his childhood. \u201cAfter my mother passed away I lived there alone for several years,\u201d he says. \u201cI used the front bedroom as my painting studio. However, in recent years I decided it was time for a fresh start and a move to somewhere new. When I came to New Pooles Lodge I didn\u2019t bring any of my oil paints with me as I felt they\u2019d be too smelly and messy for a brand new apartment, but I did bring some of my paintings and great memories.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I moved here I used to very much enjoy going to the local pub. However, since the lockdown I can no longer visit the pub, so I decided to rejuvenate my passion for painting. Rather than using oil, I am trying to get used to a slightly different paint medium; that of acrylics. It\u2019s given me something productive to focus on during the pandemic and I\u2019ve really become re-inspired by the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
The results are certainly impressive. The Lodge Manager and Owners are proud to have such a talented artist in their midst. Who knows, perhaps he will go on to inspire the next Barrington Tabb!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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