STUCK TO HIS WORK.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 57, 12 March 1910, Page 6

STUCK TO HIS WORK.

Mr Barry Pain was once present at a gathering of artists, and, in the course of the, evening, he rose to make a speech. "Gentlemen," he said, "being present at a gathering in which Art is so largely represented, I feel it incumbent upon me to say a few words Concerning the subject of painting. Speaking personally, my only efforts in that direction were on any occasions when I enamelled our bath. My friends said to me, "My dear fellow, it's no good your going in for painting unless you're prepared to stick to your work.' "Well," concluded Mr Pain, amidst the laughter of his audience, "I did."