samssong Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) I have just been looking at some paintings by Winston Churchill and to be honest they are rubbish. We have better on our wall painted by our kids. However it seems that Churchill"s efforts are worth millions and ours now"t . I understand that he was a historical figure but our own Pete McKEE, Joe Scarborough or Conrod Lorenz can give him a ten break when it comes to artistic talent or is art in the eye of the beholder. Edited July 27, 2016 by samssong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 samssong, it is Churchill's not Churchill"s. You have mixed the two up somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 His paintings are not bad at all considering it was a hobby. They sell for a reasonable amount (£1.8m is the record) and not just because of his fame. He's certainly better than Pete McKee or Joe Scarborough. Who is Vernon Lorenz? I've never heard of him and there's nothing about him on Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Adolph Hitler was a painter too but not as good as Churchill. Hitler's paintings are worth much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 His paintings are not bad at all considering it was a hobby. They sell for a reasonable amount (£1.8m is the record) and not just because of his fame. He's certainly better than Pete McKee or Joe Scarborough. Who is Vernon Lorenz? I've never heard of him and there's nothing about him on Google. I think it is just because of Winston Churchill's fame his paintings sell for the amounts they do. I agree his works are not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think it is just because of Winston Churchill's fame his paintings sell for the amounts they do. I agree his works are not bad. They have a definite quality to them, if anything they are very well proportioned. Most oil paintings look pretty bad if you are too close too as they are not meant to be appreciated up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 They have a definite quality to them, if anything they are very well proportioned. Most oil paintings look pretty bad if you are too close too as they are not meant to be appreciated up close. I agree. It said on the news yesterday that he used to give his paintings as gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think his paintings are better than some I have seen. I'm not well up on paintings but I prefer true to life paintings rather than abstract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 His paintings are not bad at all considering it was a hobby. They sell for a reasonable amount (£1.8m is the record) and not just because of his fame. He's certainly better than Pete McKee or Joe Scarborough. Who is Vernon Lorenz? I've never heard of him and there's nothing about him on Google. Quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I don't think his paintings were bad, but I do not know much about art. There was something on tv that he suffered from depression and he was able to seek solace when he was painting. It makes you wonder what was going through his mind when he was painting if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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