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is now able to use the Internet for sourcing music, art, history, keep in touch with friends abroad including using Skype to see and talk to them directly. He now has his own webpage (www.Maurice Thacker.com), which he uses as a catalogue of some of his oil paintings. ! His early life was marred by the war, so he had little formal schooling, being bombed twice out of home and three times out of schools. Maurice is the middle offspring of sixteen children and as both his father (piano) and mother (mandolin and Scottish dancing) were talented, all the children learned to play musical instruments, sing, dance or be acrobats. They never had time to be bored, as life was a continual adventure, at one time living rough in Epping Forest until the council found a house large enough for them all, another story apart. ! Although he is well known for his paintings that cover a wide range of subjects, portraits, animals, panoramic scenes of places and seasons, he has also painted book covers for a few projects by writers. Despite losing the sight in one eye, thanks to a botched operation, Maurice delights in painting subjects that require a lot of detail, such as lace dresses of queens and Spanish beauties alike. Through his painting he has learnt a lot about history as he researched people and events, such as his oil of Napoleon crossing into Spain. He may be retired, but he is never bored.! In his threescore + 23 years he has a long list of anecdotes including the one when he was a “waxie� of the Kings Troop of horse and innocently volunteered when an archer was required. This meant that he was assigned to take out the arrows from the target board of an officer. However, most of the arrows ended up in nearby grass and bushes. When the officer asked
Maurice Thacker loves a show, whether an impromptu concert with his 'bones' clacking along with Manolo at the May Fair or an impression of Elvis the Scot on stage in the Virgen del Carmen at a St. Andrew's Gala.
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