by Patrick | Mar 9, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle
I arrived in Seaford at the beginning of August 2013, attracted by the land and seascape around here. Many years ago I used to live in Brighton (and indeed had my first exhibitions of my paintings there) but its big city provincial brashness didn’t appeal after...
by Patrick | Mar 2, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle
Juggling the studio as an addition to writing and photographing hotels for HotelDesigns, and at the same time making space for walks/fitness along the coast is proving a tough but enjoyable challenge. It means when I do get in the studio I tend to be very focussed as...
by Patrick | Feb 23, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle
Going up to town from Seaford is relatively easy, letting the train take the strain, assuming there arte any running of course. There are Supposedly three direct trains a day though in this rapidly becoming a third world country they rarely appear. If they do the last...
by Patrick | Feb 16, 2014 | Environment, Lifestyle
It was in 1987 that the groynes on Seaford beach were buried under tons of imported gravel, brought in to boost the defences along the beachfront. Over the last few months I have photographed and written in two earlier posts about the Environment Agency’s...
by Patrick | Jan 18, 2014 | art, Environment, Lifestyle, Remembrance
The news that London is the most popular tourist destination on the globe will come as no surprise to Londoners. It comes as a mixed blessing for those who have to endure never ending crowds of rubber-neckers, people carrying rucksacks larger than themselves on the...
by Patrick | Jan 12, 2014 | Environment, Lifestyle, Travel
I’m very lucky to have relations in South Africa. This makes travelling to the Dark Continent relatively affordable, but generally tourism to Africa, especially safari tours, is an expensive activity for a European or American. Yet over 40% of tourists to SA...
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