For Four Fores
My friend K called to see me this week, and as always it was really good to see him, to have a catch up chat, our… Read More »For Four Fores
My friend K called to see me this week, and as always it was really good to see him, to have a catch up chat, our… Read More »For Four Fores
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 friend the local historian, Stuart, rang me this morning. We chat regularly, every couple of weeks or so about things in general, flowers in… Read More »The smell of the greasepaint
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!
My friend Stuart rang me yesterday to tell me I was mentioned in a local East Midlands paper, the Derby Telegraph. He had written a… Read More »Connecting Adsheads fifty years apart
I have a theory, well, I have many actually, but this is one that always seems to be true in my life. That things happen… Read More »Batch theory
Talking to a good friend from foreign shores yesterday, he mentioned in passing that when he first started reading my blog a couple of years… Read More »Slowing down to speed up again
Eating cake with friends is a nice occupation. But it adds a frisson of amusement to all concerned when you know that you’ve seen them… Read More »Having my cake with the nude boys
As I had fully expected, the postman arrived today bearing a long letter from Stuart writing about his experience of commissioning me to do the cheeky… Read More »Recollections of the collection
Stuart arrived grinning and with an armful of fresh flowers for me, more fragrant blooms from his garden – delightful pink and red camelias vibrant with… Read More »Cheeky cards and cheeky boy
Stuart arrived with flowers for me – Camelias from his garden, the first blooms of joyous pink and vibrant red. Aw, how sweet, and much… Read More »Thanks for making my life a bit more enjoyable
As I had expected I had a missive from Stuart this week describing his feelings about our drawing session the other day and his thoughts about… Read More »Letters sent from the heart
Stuart arrived yesterday full of the joys of Spring and ready to start our first drawing sesssion for this latest project with me. Accompanying him… Read More »Stuarts first bum notes
One of the joys of drawing someone is that it sometimes leads on to them becoming a friend. They obviously feel that connection, too, and… Read More »Designing his own bum notes