Welcome.

This is my first posting and I’ll be concentrating on paintings and photographs.

I’ve made them both for most of my life. These two subjects are of great interest to all, of course.

At Liverpool Art School my final history paper was “The Influence of Photography on Painting in the 19th Century”. Plenty of fascinating material lies there in the wake of photography’s invention, and the later reversal of painting’s influence on photography.

“Grain Barge” Liverpool Docks, 1971. Image © Bernard V. Fallon

“Grain Barge” Liverpool Docks, 1971. Image © Bernard V. Fallon

The photograph was taken of a bargeman having a mug of tea, while the rare Liverpool sunlight danced through the grain dust behind him.

The painting is a plein air oil of fishing boats in San Pedro Harbour, south of Los Angeles.

“Sou’Westers” 2004. Oil. Bernard Fallon

“Sou’Westers” 2004. Oil. Bernard Fallon

I try to wear different hats when creating my imagery, and not to wear them back to front, or at the same time, which is pretty common.

-Bernard Fallon

  1. Robert Elliott
    December 13th, 2008 at 1:17 am

    You’re off to a good start.
    Now your fans want more!
    More!

    :)

  2. Bernard V Fallon
    December 13th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Robert- you the man!

    Hey, today I heard from California Art Club that I have a painting accepted into their Gold Medal Show in 2009.

  3. Bernard V Fallon
    December 13th, 2008 at 7:54 am

    I’m doing a pastel painting demo next week.

  4. Charlie
    December 18th, 2008 at 6:45 am

    Hey Bernard,
    very fine body of work
    love the Liverpudlian shots
    great site, too
    Thanks for All Facilitations.
    Felicitations.
    Charlie Davis

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