A Hole in my Bucket

A Hole in my Bucket

by | Jul 18, 2017 | art, Lifestyle, photography, Uncategorized

Is it still sung in junior schools? The song still echoes in my mind as I contemplate the request to write a Review of my new plastic bucket. Oh yes , the web ‘feedback loops’ for customer metrics even extends to requesting feedback on the purchase of a bucket.....
Long and Winding Road

Long and Winding Road

by | Jun 25, 2017 | art, drawing, Lifestyle, painting, photography, Travel

“Living is easy with eyes closed Misunderstanding all you see It’s getting hard to be someone but it all works out It doesn’t matter much to me” (Strawberry Field Forever- the Beatles) Funny how on this long and winding road, life goes along. Just three...
Alas Poor Robin

Alas Poor Robin

by | May 26, 2017 | art, Environment, Lifestyle, photography

The seasons run their race, even though global warming does seem to be changing the pattern we are used to. It is now turning hotter as spring slowly matures into summer and greens deepen, losing their bright green newness for a darker maturity. When the weather is...
Trust?

Trust?

by | May 15, 2017 | art, Lifestyle

At a time of elections politicians ask us to put our trust in them. They all lie about what they will do after the election in the hope of winning our vote, this being of course why the percentage of people voting goes down and down. It’s a dangerous game they play,...
4 Seasons

4 Seasons

by | May 7, 2017 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, photography

As I work through the ideas underpinning my ‘Four Season’ group of paintings, I pause to draw breath and appreciate where I am right now. If you have followed my blogs you will have seen my tale of cancer, starting in November 2012 when I revealed the diagnosis. It...