Monday 19 January 2009

Lord Noel Says "Rest In Peace Tony Hart"

Whatto! Artists.................
I was saddened to hear of the death of Tony Hart....................
.....he's been such a big part of so many peoples childhoods.......
For me he was the 'perfect' Art Teacher................
Always charming and unassuming and with a childlike joy of anything creative.....

He was always able to facinate us by creating something wonderful from scraps of seemingly useless junk......
The whole "Vision on" programme was a ground breaking and award winning vehicle for him and the team to visually stimulate our imagination.............
.....and they did! And to begin with - all on tiny televisions in glorious black and white!
Tony and his artwork............. The Mad Professor (David Cleveland)...................... The Crazy Inventor (Wilf Lunn).............the animations............. and of course..................our chance to get involved in.............. "The Gallery" Tony passed away in his sleep after a long illness that had prevented him from doing the Art that he loved so much....... another of life's cruel ironies...... http://www.tonyhart.co.uk/


Tallyho!
Best wishes - Lord Noel

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