Love – pure and simple
I was going to write another piece for my blog post – infact it is written already and will be my next blog post –… Read More »Love – pure and simple
If it needs explaining it’s not art
The workshop was the adreniline shot in the arm I needed. I turned up at the village hall just before 10am, balancing art bag stuffed with watercolour… Read More »If it needs explaining it’s not art
Oooh I need that jump start
Chatting with my spiritual healer friend earlier she talked of the book she is working on – as in writing, not as in reading, although… Read More »Oooh I need that jump start
Diamond sparkly venue
I’ve had a very nice invitation recently, which caused a flurry of phone calls to see if I was able to accept. Well, I knew… Read More »Diamond sparkly venue
Cut off in his prime
I love the beginning of a painting, when the sheet of paper has been stretched on a board, flat, crisp, even. Blank, and waiting. And then… Read More »Cut off in his prime
What? Better than Gerard Butler without his shirt on?
A peek behind the velvet curtain this week would show an awful lot of unpleasantness. A lot of it wet and sticky.  I try to keep away… Read More »What? Better than Gerard Butler without his shirt on?
I didn’t promise you a rose garden
Stuart is 75 and likes being naked around me. The fact that he’d never been naked infront of anyone other than his wife of 50… Read More »I didn’t promise you a rose garden
The new year starts with a bang not with a whimper
The old year certainly ended with a bang, at the masked ball (well more of a disco really but who am I to argue) I went… Read More »The new year starts with a bang not with a whimper
Looking fondly back and stepping forward with alacrity
Well, 2011 has certainly brought some interesting aspects into my life and although I might have not created as much artwork as I would have ideally… Read More »Looking fondly back and stepping forward with alacrity
It may be cat heaven but
Christmas was all I hoped it would be. Perfect and tasty traditional fare prepared and cooked at a relaxed pace , a huge pile of chocolates to get… Read More »It may be cat heaven but
Hold the Christmas spirit tight
Talking to various friends over the course of this last week both sides enquiring about preparations for Christmas celebrations, who is away at expensive country hotels… Read More »Hold the Christmas spirit tight
No sugar coated placebos
One of the things I love, are the unexpected side effects. Â They give me as much of a high as the main aspect of it,… Read More »No sugar coated placebos
So what’s wrong with a smile and eye contact for goodness sake
The last weekend before Christmas, and I had to head into the local town. Not that I had an urgent need to be there, not… Read More »So what’s wrong with a smile and eye contact for goodness sake
Forget the whiskery goats and head for the red
Where to start? I should be writing half a dozen blog posts, not just the one! So much has happened this week and its only… Read More »Forget the whiskery goats and head for the red
Feeding my addiction
I have to confess, much as it surprises me, I have an addiction. Other than drinking daily copious amounts of tea, that is. It’s one that I really… Read More »Feeding my addiction