by Patrick | Nov 5, 2017 | art, Lifestyle, photography, Remembrance, Travel
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there” From the novel by L.P.Hartley: ‘The Go-Between’ 1953 Once upon a time a country almost lost its sense of self. Almost, but in quiet rural corners...
by Patrick | Mar 7, 2017 | Environment, Lifestyle, photography, Remembrance
I’ve been living in Seaford, East Sussex, for over 3 years now, and to my embarrassment I still have boxes in the studio unpacked since moving. Spurred on by a clear out of the garage as a part of a refurbishment of the ground floor of the house, I decided it was time...
by Patrick | Oct 2, 2016 | art, art as language, drawing, Lifestyle, painting, photography, Remembrance
Autumn is when we begin to wonder why every year Britain is not prepared for winter. Autumn is when trains don’t run because of leaves on the line. Or a low sun in the eyes of the drivers. Or flooded rails. Or fallen trees. Autumn gives frost warnings, and the weather...
by Patrick | May 13, 2016 | art, art as language, drawing, Remembrance
The writing was on the wall in Europe long before 1939. Hitler came to power in 1933, the culmination of a series of economic and political catastrophes across Europe. Churchill warned a complacent British political class (aren’t they always?) of the dangers on the...
by Patrick | Oct 11, 2015 | Environment, Lifestyle, Remembrance
Grey narrow streets carry the dust of ages. Pale blue skies and sunshine throw shade echoing the dark shadows that are the past of this ancient town. Ghosts walk the street – kings and bishops past are referenced at every turn by buildings that date back to the 12th...
by Patrick | Jul 15, 2015 | drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, Remembrance
Blimey, I didn’t expect one photograph to generate this kind of response, but as one person said “it is the silly season”. In my last blog I talked about the impact of the large sensor in the Canon 5Ds. To begin with I went with my thirst for colour and the...
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