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Bagley in his studio
Kocen says the size mixtures seemed
to reawaken Bagley's senses, adding, " It
changed the way he looked at things.
There was more detail in his work when
he went to smaller sizes. People who
collected his work really took note. It
infused a new passion in him and fired
up his [old] clients. "
Jarrod Fergeson, who offers Bagley
works at J. Fergeson Gallery in Farmville,
says, " The response is all positive; some
people come in just to look for his work.
For some his work is nostalgic, others just
appreciate the quality. "
Although smaller sizes were innovative
for gallery showings, Bagley has been doing
tiny original paintings he calls " miniatures "
(Kocen calls them " baby Bagleys " ) for
years. Sold at festivals and local outlets
only, the 3-by-3 works retail for around
$80. Buyers often group them on walls or
give them as gifts. They are not unlike the
tiny paintings he's done as annual
Christmas ornaments/gifts for his son.
Nothing in Bagley's life seems static.
A book, Eldridge Bagley: Son of the Soil
(1997), features reproductions of, and
stories about, his artwork. He's authored
two books of " recollections, " Hounds
Creek Chronicles (2004) and Hounds Creek
Chronicles Vol. II (2007). He's done video
projects marketed locally, such as Journey
of the Heart, which traces a tobacco crop
from planting to harvest (1990s);
Hometown Christmas (2001), celebrating
Christmas in a small town and filmed by
Bagley in Kenbridge, Victoria and
Farmville; and a five-minute CD/DVD
" Lunenburg " (2013), featuring Bagley's
original song and images of Lunenburg.
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Songwriting may seem new, but Bagley
says he's been writing songs since his
tobacco-farming days. He writes words
and music, while Beth arranges the songs
on guitar and performs them in churches
and coffee shops.
" He's a storyteller. He tells stories on
canvas, on video, in song lyrics, in books, "
she notes. " He has the ability to see things
that people don't even seem to notice. "
'My vision is to tell the story
of this land, especially this
rural part of Southside
Virginia and the people who
inhabit it, ordinary people,
but when you look and think
about their lives, they are
anything but ordinary. They're
extraordinary and unique.'
Bagley says, " The way of life I grew up
with has changed more rapidly than I
thought it would. I knew change would
come, but I did not anticipate how quickly
life on small family farms would change. I
knew my story was not just my story, it
was the story of many other people. My
motivation was this is too priceless,
important and precious to let it slip away. "
With no plans to slow down, he adds,
" I really think all kinds of things are
still possible. "
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