Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Eric Joyce MP portrait - and an odd Knight tale

Sketch of Eric Joyce MP. By  M.K. Hajdin. Reproduced by kind permission
Arcatistes of old will know that I love to showcase the work of original artists. So allow me to introduce you to M. K. Hajdin who, as you can see, sketched the lively MP for Falkirk, Eric Joyce. She tells me that she planned to do a whole series of portraits of MPs. But got stuck at Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham for some reason. Mr Burnham has a pretty little face - perhaps M.K. found it too regular, or something.

I should say there appears to be an odd history to Eric's portrait which has involved his girlfriend, India Knight, the Sunday Times columnist. Because Madame Arcati dislikes unpleasantness, all I can do is refer you to M.K's site, Exiled Stardust. Seemingly, India has written M.K. an email. It begins: "Hello M.K Hadjin, it’s Eric’s partner here. My name is India Knight. I read your Twitter account with increasing alarm. Obviously you’re both not well and horribly lonely. You’re also boring. I have more than once suggested that Eric take out a restraining order, but he seems to pity you."

Did India really write that? It seems incredible.Perhaps all those deplorable Twitter bomb threats have got to her. Or the letter was written by someone else. But, still. Let's pass over this unfortunate episode and enjoy M.K.'s work.

PS The London Evening Standard has followed up this story - here.

4 comments:

Ciaran Goggins said...

Sir I am outraged! Could M K Had Gin be F*r*h D*mj*?

Madame Arcati said...

I'm afraid that Madame Arcati will not enter into speculative correspondence - it's as much that I abide rumours of unpleasantness. And I certainly don't believe that an author who lends her name to the august Sunday Times would write such things.

Madame Arcati said...

Green Goddess, how you remind me of me. These days Madame tries to see the positive, even in raving lunatics who've unaccountably done rather well for themselves and do not stint in their self-promotion. It's hard to love such people but one must try.

Madame Arcati said...

On the other hand the odd kick in the clit is sometimes deserving.