I had been to see Rose Wylie's exhibition 'Quack Quack' at the Serpentine galleries in February 2018 and apart from all the other factors which blew me away when I started to engage with her paintings, the scale of her work had got me … [Read more...] about Confidence, self-belief and a journey to the sun #1
Painting Isle of Wight
Time proves the Ebb and flow of an Oil painting
This is a short story: the birth and life of an oil painting, which was begun twenty years ago and only just ceased to drip. In 1967 my parents and my siblings moved to the Isle of Wight to take over a boat-building business that … [Read more...] about Time proves the Ebb and flow of an Oil painting
An Artist on the Isle of Wight
Producing Art on the Isle of Wight works for me. My artwork is often inspired by being in nature. By the feedback I get from my body and the sense of place. From walking, swimming and my five senses in this area of outstanding natural … [Read more...] about An Artist on the Isle of Wight
My Mum and Creativity
Can I write about my Mum here? Aren’t I trying to be a serious artist? Isn’t my website about that. How boring, how would I exist and my pretensions pronounce themselves lalala without her. I want to say something about my mum and … [Read more...] about My Mum and Creativity
Excited inside a Blue Painting #2
Blue Painting These photos are of the Blue Painting called So It's You. I made it in the hot summer of 2018. It was a record-breaking heatwave of summer. Sweltering by all accounts. I live on the Isle of Wight; surrounded by the sea, so … [Read more...] about Excited inside a Blue Painting #2