I always love the start of an exhibition. There’s always a buzz aboout it, that sets me buzzing too. The mellee of people waiting to see where to store their paintings, ready for hanging. Questions from first time exhibitors, the quiet assurance of the ones who’ve done it before, many times (that’s me!). The smile […]
You don’t realise how murky it is, inland, until you go to the coast. Where the light is clearer. The colours are more vibrant, more vivid, more…..lucidly beautiful. I love the blues the most. They have depths of pure cobalt blue in them that I’ve not seen for a long time. Added to which the French […]
Because of this legal soap opera that I currently find myself in, it’s been decided to change to a better solicitor than the current one. Not that there’s anything wrong with the current one, its just that the new one specialises in conveyancing problems. They are used to dealing with the sort of problem that […]
I should have been in my new house by now. I should be busy unpacking boxes and setting up my new studio. I should be planning the next painting, and advertising my services from my new address. But I’m not. I’m stuck in limbo land. Neither fully packing, nor knowing whether I am even moving […]
I met a man in Ludlow on Sunday. He was selling witches, giants and fairies. He thrust one under my nose along with a magnifying glass so that I could see it clearer. I looked. And looked again. I couldn’t see the fairy he was pointing out to me. He pointed again to it, and […]
I watched “The return of the king” last night – the third and last (well it would be wouldn’t it!!!) in the trilogy of “Lord of the Rings”. Its a film I’ve seen before, when it first came out, a few years ago. I saw it at the cinema, and loved it. Seeing it again, […]
I should have been moving house today. But, due to problems further down the chain, it’s had to be delayed for a couple of weeks or so. But fingers crossed that it can all go through soon. Until that momentous day, I continue packing…… But the days of waiting are sometimes punctuated with pleasant surprises, and today […]