When my good friend suggested a trip over to Doveridge, I had to think about why on earth we would want to go there. I know the village vaguely, its sort of that place that you see in a blur as you drive through it on the way to Ashbourne. If I thought any deeper […]
The week before last I finished off a painting, that was a follow on painting to one I did a couple of years ago in pastel based on a flat grey day photo I took many years beforehand on a walk by Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire. The pastel one has an immense attraction for me and I’m […]
When I was asked this year if I would like to participate again, I hesitated before replying. Weighing all the options up. And decided that because I had done it a year ago, and enjoyed it, I would do it again. After all, its for the good of the community. There is no payment. But […]
A few weeks ago I went for a walk with a good friend in an area that is new to me although I lived there for about a year, not that I remember it particularly well. I was all of three years old at the time! Of course it interested me to see it, since […]
In a professional context it often happens that private or corporate clients corder a publication to be made and presented with the actual content still not being ready. Think of a news blog that’s filled with content hourly on the day of going live. However, reviewers tend to be distracted by comprehensible content, say, a random text copied newspaper or the internet. The are to focus on the text, disregarding the layout and its elements. Besides, random text risks to be unintendedly humorous or offensive, an unacceptable risk in corporate environments.
I never know what will inspire me to paint a picture. I know what never will, and that’s dull grey light on flat grey days. I suggested to my man at the weekend that we could go out and take photos, but knew exactly what he meant when he declined and said he’d rather not. He […]
The painting is drying, the client is happy, and now its time for me to tell you more about this gorgeously erotic mysterious painting. The client contacted me a few weeks ago wanting a painting done, he wasn’t fully sure what medium though, or whether he should be wearing a red Venetian feathered mask, or […]
I’m always happy to spend my time with interesting people, and this week has been one of those times. The interesting person was male, and seated on a leather settee, and was naked except for a beautiful Venetian feathered mask. The leather settee was bright, post box red. The feathered mask was also red, with […]
