The Cat Sat

The Cat Sat

by | Feb 21, 2016 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, oil, painting, pastels

Spring is sprung in the garden. The occasional night drops below zero and we have the occasional frost but the daffodils are out, crocuses abound and everything is popping into bud. The right time to start a new piece of work and do a bit of a spring clean to the...
Sunset Colour Cliché Conundrums

Sunset Colour Cliché Conundrums

by | Dec 11, 2015 | art, drawing, Op Art, pastels

It has become such a global cliché. Around the world photographs by the thousand capture the glory of earth’s sunsets. I’m no exception to the happy snapper brigade, even though in Seaford the celebrations of this daily event tend to be moderated by cloud, rain, mist...
A Riot of Colour

A Riot of Colour

by | Nov 24, 2015 | art, drawing, pastels

Seaford continually delights and inspires. I have a walk to get bread, newspaper etc. that takes me up the cliffs and down again along the beach. In December last year I took a series of snapshots of the setting sun, glorying in the outrageous colours (making the...
Cancer and Honeysuckle

Cancer and Honeysuckle

by | Nov 12, 2015 | art, drawing, Lifestyle, painting, pastels

Have you ever woken on a train at the end of the line, disorientated and not quite knowing what to do next? A period of confusion before realising you are at your destination and need to get off. Being told you have cancer brings the same sense of disorientation and...