tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post184653931695026156..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Every Picture Tells A Story: And Then There Were Three.Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-76372012709336017772011-01-16T12:04:16.871+00:002011-01-16T12:04:16.871+00:00Bidding at auction is naked adrenaline and absurdl...Bidding at auction is naked adrenaline and absurdly exciting. Not sure 'fun' is quite the right word though; 'scary' perhaps, because it's real money and so easy to spend more than you intended.<br /><br />Leeming clearly had some success with this painting and its various versions, but unlike JKR commercial success seems to have eluded him. Martin and I will have more to say about his life and career in a future blog.richardThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226528568451779405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-49394659688357931272011-01-16T11:11:32.827+00:002011-01-16T11:11:32.827+00:00Bad luck on not getting the painting Richard. Sou...Bad luck on not getting the painting Richard. Sounds like bidding at an auction was fun though.<br /><br />So, is Leeming banging out multiple versions of this painting the same thing as JK Rowling milking the cash cow by writing the same Harry Potter book seven times over?Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com