Life of an image #1

Life of an image #1

Italian architect Claudio Catalano wanted to pay tribute to the Tommy album and its cover artwork by creating a small work of architecture in the form of a transportable home. The Nomad Micro House also doubles as a mobile pavilion. According to their website Claudio...
Devil’s Dyke

Devil’s Dyke

A move to Brighton in June 2015 and an introduction to the South Downs National Park and the experience of landscape painting. A painting journey out of the enclosed spaces of London woods to distant vistas and birds eye views. The popular vantage point of...
Brighton Art Fair

Brighton Art Fair

I was offered a space at the Brighton Art Fair in September when someone pulled out at the last minute. I thought it might be a good way to make a connection into the city. Spent a day setting up and three days standing around ending up with back ache, no sales and...
Shropshire Hills

Shropshire Hills

My daughter Alana and her partner Clayton recently completed construction of a spacious single story home on the edge of a field with views of the Shropshire Hills. As a house warming present I spent a few days during May 2015 in Bishops Castle painting views from the...
Kensington Place Restaurant

Kensington Place Restaurant

The Rowley gallery organise shows of gallery artists on the ‘art wall’ at Kensington Place Restaurant, Kensington Church Street W8. I was asked to fill the wall with a selection of tree paintings from West London woodland and nature reserves. This offered...
Sicily

Sicily

Spent two hot weeks in August at Villa Giuliana, on a peninsula overlooking Siricusa and Mount Etna. Unfortunately Mount Etna was obscured by ash clouds so only appeared now and then as a ghostly image. We spotted one small fluffy cloud during 14 days of endless blue...