The Collectors

When I first showed this Print at a Print Criticism Night at the Scottish Circle, one of the members asked

where did I get the Vans?  He worked for the Post Office, and had never, ever, seen so many clean, neatly parked vans.

This was exactly as I saw them in the P.O. yard in Truro, and there were a lot more than this 13.  The interesting pattern caused by them all being reversed up against the curving wall, was fascinating. I took a fair number of pictures, but it was very awkward, because the wall was almost too high, and I had to really stretch.

I liked this one best because of the reflections in the roofs and the lack of P.O. Badges. I darkened the wall down just a bit to remove distracting detail. This picture does not contain any colour other than red, but it still works well, because of the almost abstract shapes, which we all know are P.O. Vans.

I never did find out if he ever made a pilgrimage to Truro, just to see these vans.