Mr Bodkin

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Commission A Client who has two or three of my paintings is like me, a great Scarecrow fan. This year she commissioned me to paint a male Scarecrow with a totally open brief. The result is pure fantasy and was inspired by the allotments in Wye where I live. I imagined this fellow to be a protector of our allotment. An Allotment warrior if you like. He is dressed like an Irish Gypsy and therefore needed the name of an Irish Warrior. In my research I discovered that Bodkin was a Warrior from one of the fourteen tribes of Ireland and so Mr Bodkin arrived!
The good news is upon receipt of the painting my client has now commissioned me to create a wife for Mr Bodkin. Watch this space!