by Patrick | Oct 16, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle, Remembrance
Its ironic that having put in new lighting into the studio I have only been able to spend one afternoon in there. I went on a road trip to look at hotels for www.hoteldesigns.net which helps to pay the bills for all the renovation and new lighting. Unfortunately I...
by Patrick | Oct 2, 2014 | art, Environment
When a student in the 60’s I had a series of lectures on colour and perception. One in particular sticks in my mind. A series of panels of white paint were placed under the light from a slide projector, in front of a black background. As each panel was added it made...
by Patrick | Jul 31, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle
The last week has been a major disappointment. It started with a trek to Eastbourne to see a consultant about the worsening of a nagging pain in my shoulder, a relatively minor ailment for years morphing into something more serious as ageing sets in. Our wonderful NHS...
by Patrick | Jul 5, 2014 | art, Environment
The garden is endlessly fascinating. Even as a student I painted images of a lawn. Now I am working on images of my own garden again. The studio is at the bottom of the garden so the walk down takes while as I stop to battle the convolvulus (bindweed) that seems to be...
by Patrick | Jun 24, 2014 | Environment, Lifestyle
At first it was just the intensity at dusk. It made the colours fluoresce, red-violet against green with an intensity that quite took my breath away. The next day I saw that although not the dominant plant in the hotels gardens it was the most dramatic in the way it...
by Patrick | Jun 15, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle
Going up to town from Seaford, where I live, is relatively easy, letting the train take the strain. There are only three direct trains a day though, and the last of these gets in to town at 10.00. As I often do now, I make my meetings mid-afternoon so I can pop into...
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