An artist should always be improving their artistic talents and techniques I believe. We don’t stay the same, we improve every time we paint a picture, which of course means that some artwork that we do in previous years won’t always be as good as the later stuff. Of course, a lot of the time […]
I took my car into Ashby de la Zouch yesterday for its MOT and a full service. Dropping the car off at 8.30 in the morning I knew it would be a long day, but always looking to the positive I viewed it as a day that I could re acquaint myself with the quaint little town that is full […]
Its been nine weeks, I think, since I badly sprained my ankle. And doing it meant that I had to put absolutely everything to one side to get better. Obviously. I certainly didn’t think at the time that it would take so long to get back on track again. Of course having Christmas so soon after I […]
I had a text today from my dentist regarding my visit there yesterday for a filling. It was a normal visit, for a normal filling – but the first time I have ever had a text asking my opinion on it : “Hello you visited your dental practice. We’d love to get your feedback through […]
I received an email today from an artist friend I’ve not seen for a few months. It was nice to hear from her, and I was intrigued by her email, saying that she wasn’t sure if I would be interested in the fact that she went into a local charity shop just before Christmas, and that they have […]
I was hoping to update my website just before Christmas but with one thing and another – sprained ankle, running out of time, and the pressure of catching up with December deadlines, it was decided to leave it until the new year. So, this first shiny new week of the new year the updates were…. updated… Twelve […]
Well the new year of 2016 has started well… And I was delighted that the deep thought I put into a Christmas present for someone special got the right reaction. I wanted to give my fella’s lovely son and his delightful girlfriend a special painting this year… but what to give… I considered a tasteful […]
