Daylight robbery and misery
I recently got an email from Paul M from Witney who works in Oxford. Like thousands, he suffers the hell that is getting over the Swinford Toll Bridge every morning. I thought of Paul as I rode effortlessly past the traffic on my motorcycle yesterday mor…
Cocktail of despair and smugness
Yet another …
Playing with gold
I’m working on a composition – which has been quite difficult to work out, actually – of a tree with loads of creatures on it, a bit like one of those scientific diagrams showing how different species have evolved from a common ancestor. I’m also sligh…
No excuse for wishy washy watercolour
In a rare quiet moment at work the other day I was talking to a friend about paintings. She said how much she liked the colours in my pictures, particularly the way they seem to jump off the paper. She said she didn’t like watercolours but preferred the…
Pirates!
I just love a rip roaring tale of drama on the high seas! So how pleased I was to …
From the four winds
Some paintings take me ages to put together. Others seem to just fall out of my head onto the paper. And so it was with From the four winds:
It show…
Spot the difference!
I sometimes get email or comments from people who think I’m …
Painting from the heart
In the spring I was contacted by someone from Southampton University Hospital who was looking for pictures. She found me through the Artweeks website, saw my painting Thames Magic at Eynsham and knew imm…
Ancient Anglesey
Last week when we were in Anglesey we stayed in a cottage closest in the world to Barclodiad-y-Gawres, a neolithic chambered cairn just a quarter of a mile away on a headland between two fantastic beaches. This was entirely accidental, but splendid good …
