Gavin McDermott

*Maybe joy isn’t quite the word, but there’s been an exuberance I’ve seen more of in previous years. I was also slightly tickled by one of the Guardian comments which said something along the lines of ‘be wary of happy pictures like amateur clowns as they hide the darkest intentions’… Anyway, I do like happy pictures, and have already ‘fessed up to really liking the landscapes of Claude Lorraine! Although that possibly has more to do with with what I was craving more of growing up in 1970s Merseyside: yes, I love docks and warehouses, but I always secretly wanted more classical landscapes, too!