Carpanini's "Wayward Wind": The Story Behind a Painting
Richard Porch takes the longview on an evocative portrait of a single moment in a single street from 1979.
The idea for this piece of writing was inspired by a painting by the artist David L. Carpanini (b.1946) called ‘Wayward Wind’ which was painted in 1979. In it three elderly men are having a chat whilst standing in the middle of the road of some Valleys community. The men are passing the time, perhaps reminiscing, in a street devoid of cars and traffic. …
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