Art, Form 2, 1941 ...

My dad wrote his name and form on the front cover of his school sketchbook - 

J H Bradey Art Form 2 1941 - 

I turn the pages - 

He's drawn careful geometric shapes - 

An umbrella, tesselations, wheels, a wooden cask - 

Then he draws a cat - 

It looks out at the world with calm knowing eyes - 

Beyond the classroom, streets are transformed into gardens of ash - 

Bombers prowl the skies - 

Inside the school, the teacher marks the drawings with a heavy pencil - 

8 out 10 - 

9 out of 10 - 

Not finished - 

17.21

Thursday 22 March 2018

The Old School House

East Stoke

Dorset