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Sunday Miscellany: Phthalo Green, by Catherine Foley

On the alluring colour that lent "doubt and discomfort" to Francis Bacon's paintings... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Phthalo Green by Catherine Foley above.

An opportunity to take part in a local market presented itself recently.

My sisters had taken a table as they had blackberry jam, marmalade, apple jelly, fudge, braics and all sorts of other items to sell. I hadn't anything but they said I could be in charge of selling as I’m good at that.

I understand that it’s about telling the customers what you have on offer. But then, I remembered that I did have a couple of half-finished paintings and the temptation to put my work on display took hold....

The cover of Catherine's novel, with that specific shade of green...

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