Horses for courses
After the exhibition of last weekend the few days afterwards have been quiet, which is always the way. But, that has given me time to… Read More »Horses for courses
After the exhibition of last weekend the few days afterwards have been quiet, which is always the way. But, that has given me time to… Read More »Horses for courses
With a flourish, the artist signed her name, content in the fact that the painting, infact this most difficult of difficult paintings, was completed. She… Read More »Put me on hold til then
I’ve got green finger nails again. And no, its not through gardening, even though it entailed getting my hands on large amounts of bamboo, its… Read More »Bamboozled
I have long held the view that things happen in batches, and conversely, they also don’t happen in batches. The stuff of life is never… Read More »All of a sudden nothing happened
 Here it is then, in all its technicolour glory! Stuart’s pride and joy, and mine as well. As I explained in the last blog post… Read More »Unveiling Stuart in all his glory
She came to collect her drawing yesterday, as we’d agreed, and to see it for the first time. Up to then she’d only seen it as… Read More »The unique gift of paper, in a very sexy but elegant manner
I don’t get colds very often…maybe one or two a year, which I suppose is the average for most people. I always think there’s not… Read More »Art flow overrides blocked head flow
The paraphernalia of old potting sheds is something of a delight to a gardener. The sight of old clay pots stacked up high awaiting this years… Read More »Earthy ideals
The chance to paint some one’s memories is always a pleasure. When that someone is my friend Stuart Haywood, and it involves a day out… Read More »Falling in love with a colour and a memory
My hairdresser talked of an idea for a painting that she would like done, of someone close to her, and asked me if I could… Read More »The special painting within
The watercolour finished, viewed from every which way I could think of, tweaked and adjusted so that I was happy with it, I rang the… Read More »Just a bit too good
The naked man who I have spent most of the last couple of days with is almost ready to leave me. I’ve spent a few… Read More »Massage messages
Since I’ve got back from my holiday I’ve not stopped being on the go, which is great, and I’m really pleased about. Some holidays it… Read More »Hitting the ground running
Looking back, at the time of the exhibition I didn’t particularly think of it as a good one. I hadn’t sold any pictures, and that is… Read More »Looking back
I was part of a local art exhibition at Ticknall Village Hall in South Derbyshire over the weekend. It was the usual concentrated job to… Read More »Too much, its doing my head in!