Overview
Well-written and fast-paced, Hallam's account of his maturing from idealistic folk singer to professional painter is told with such dry wit and ribald humor that we laugh with him through even the darkest moments of sacrifice and struggle. The story's locales--London, the South of France, Germany, America--are painted in vivid word pictures and peopled with a colorful cast of characters--some eccentic, a few famous, all unforgetable. Hallam wields his word processor as deftly as his paintbrush.
About the Author:
Kerry Hallam was born in Derbyshire, Northern England on March 12, 1937. He attended Chesterfield Art College for two years, earning a scholarship to London University in 1954. He graduated with the National Diploma in Painting in 1957.
He served for two years in the British Army, where he was attached to the Black Watch and The Gurkha Brigade. In 1961 he returned to London, spending three years in advertising as a draftsman and designer. In 1964, he headed for the South of France to take up painting full time.
Hallam’s ties to Nantucket Island date to his first American show. In 1981, he made Nantucket his permanent home and opened his studio and gallery.