Dune and Gulls
Acrylic on upson board, 18" x 24", 1974
I have been an admirer of Barclay Sheaks ever since I first discovered the Hampton Roads Wholesalers. Upon my first visit, I purchased a discarded print of a work by Sheaks entitled "Sand Washed Dunes of the Outer Banks." I was pleased to know that he was a local artist and could some day meet the man that created the painting that I love so much. A couple months later, I was at the Wholesalers and I decided to ask the person behind the counter if he knew who Barlay Sheaks was. He replied "Oh yea, he is the tallish man with grey hair in the framing department, he comes here all the time, in fact, we have some original works by him, lets go talk to him." excitedly I followed the cashier into the framing department. When we arrived, I was greatly disappointed. No one was there. "He must have already left, we just missed him."
That was the day I almost meet Barclay Sheaks. Now I will never meet one of the most successful artist to hail from my home area. April 14th, 2010 R.I.P.
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