Gareth

When I met Gareth the first time, we were at Mugg & Bean. He had his art portfolio with him, he had sketched some graffiti type cartoons. Brilliant pieces that look a lot lilke Escher's work. Escher deals a lot with positive and negative light, if you focus on the black drawings you would for example see turtles. And if you focus on the white images, you see birds. He also did quite a few progressive drawings, where a picture develops into something else towards the outer corner of a page. The pictures told a story from beginning to end.

 

Gareth had a special and amazing talent when it came to airbrushing and working with spray paint.

 

Had.

 

Gareth was in a car accident a week ago.

 

I can't help thinking of that time when I went into his flat and saw his beautiful art pieces lying on the floor, some of them torn, I told him that he must get a special folder so that they won't damage. He didn't care much.

 

We worked together when I was a waitress. He was so witty,  quoted the movies,made up silly songs and rhymes. He managed to look a lot

 

I feel so mad about what happened to him. His parents weren't there for him and he acted out by drinking. It is not fair. But as somebody said to me, people make their own choices in life and they choose the kind of life they live.

 

He managed to look a lot older and much younger than he really was, at the same time.