Well what a week of revelations we've had in England about two of the most popular children's entertainers from my childhood. Rolf Harris is a paedophile and Jimmy Saville was...well, just inhuman. Now there has been many more accusations against Rolf Harris, and the world of Twitter and Facebook is beginning to react. Today I have read the opinions of some people who "cannot believe it" and who are "gutted" that a part of their childhood has been "ruined", some people have expressed their opinion that it is a "shame", because they had enjoyed being entertained by him in their youth. Russell Brand has suggested that we may have to look to a higher power to avoid the "horror" of someone we admire being a paedophile. Apparently one radio presenter went so far as to ask "should we forgive Rolf Harris?"
I used to watch Rolf Harris's programmes as well as Jimmy Saville's as a child. At the same time, I was sexually abused by a group of men. None of them known to me, then or now. They weren't famous. They were just paedophiles. And they didn't ruin my childhood. They ruined my whole life. The same way that Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris ruined the entire lives of every man, woman and child that they abused.
These days I have a very happy and healthy relationship with a woman I love very much. We are to be married next month. And I am grateful every day that she loves me despite my quirks and foibles, my depression and even my past.
But I will never forget what those men did to me. What they took from me. And I will never forgive them. As Rolf Harris should never be forgiven.
There, I've got that off my chest. Now to the art. Here are some paintings from my latest series, Paint. I hope you enjoy them.
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