I'm known Joe Boske for over twenty years while he lived in various parts of County Galway during which time he had promised me, in keeping with several other people, numerous artistic 'works'. Despite many and heartfelt assurances over this time I managed to 'recover' only one from him. However, this was well worth the effort as it depicts one of our very young daughters (at that time) surrounded by animals and was intended for a Cd music venture which never materialised or perhaps could not wait until Joe had finished the work. It is a real treasure as this daughter is now in her mid twenties and has a child of similar age of her own. Despite this rather protracted process of artistic 'extraction' (similar at times in enjoyment to a tooth extraction), I have to say that I hold only the warmest of good feeling towards the redoubtable 'Joe'. His artwork is extraordinarily imaginative and well executed and has the added charm of an underlying sense of humour. It can be seen on posters (for many Arts Festivals in Galway and farther afield) and on original works of Art. I would therefore like to recommend that any 'followers' on this blog take the time to at least look him up on the web. He is also a talented musician and composer as can be seen from the photos accompanying this blog entry. The only word of caution I would offer however, if you decide to contact Joe in person, is that he is very lovable and charming but hard to 'pin down'.
Thanks Joe, the chase was worth it in the end.
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