I bumped into an acquaintance the other night. He was playing pool, and the minute he saw me walk past him, he came over to say hi. I got a friendly smile and a kiss on the mouth and the opening line of “How are the tits and arses?” As questions go, you’d think that […]
It’s been a while since I’ve had a painting that I’ve been happy about to show you. But I’ve just finished one that I’m really pleased with. The idea was to paint a simple seascape. But as in all things simple, it doesn’t seem to stay that way! I wanted to show the scene of […]
I’ve got a couple of exhibitons coming up in the next couple of months. I’ve already got some artwork ready for them, but like to have something new done as well if I can. One of the venues is Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire, with a local art group. I’ll be able to hang one or maybe two […]
One of the things I love about being an artist is the people I meet through it. Like this weekend, for instance. On Saturday I attended an art workshop run by a fascinating Japanese woman. She was born at the end of the second world war but she’s lived in England for thirty years or […]
What should have been a nice little break away in the picturesque county of Essex suddenly became a lesson in the subject of timing! And before you ask, yes I DO mean picturesue Essex – parts of it are really lovely, green, pleasant, verdant and buccolic! I only went for four days. Its not a […]
My mother used to say that a woman shouldn’t be a midwife unless she’d given birth to a baby of her own. And I could always understand what she meant. Its a bit like being a tax inspector and yet never having run a business of your own. How can they advise others if they’ve never done it […]