Image: BARCELONA LADY. ( Detail ) Mixed Media Assemblage, 2002. STAY ALERT. As the lockdown slowly unlocks the stay alert message is critical. I hope this helps to clear a few things up. Stay alert when using other families toilets, don’t handle anything without thoroughly disinfecting all surfaces before and after entry. Stay alert when looking…
Image: WALKABOUT. Acrylic on Canvas. 2020. 100 x 30 x 2cm. WALKABOUT. As anyone who knows me will tell you I am not one for walks, or indeed exercise of any kind. I don’t recommend my attitude however and certainly the lockdown has made me more aware of the benefits of walking. The painting above…
Image: Sagrada Familia. Mixed Media on Canvas. 2005. Private Collection. PAYING RESPECTS. Churches are often the places where we pay our respects to our loved ones who have passed away. That has not been been the case for so many during this pandemic. No words can heal the pain of loss for those suffering families.…
Image. LONDON TOWN. Detail of Triptych. 300 x 150 x 4 cm. 2019. Public Collection London. LONDON TOWN. BORIS JOHNSON SAT ON THE WALL, DOM CONVINCED NOBODY AT ALL, ALL OF HIS HORSES AND ALL OF HIS MEN, COULDN’T MAKE US BELIEVE THEM AGAIN.
Image: HEAVY DUTY. Labels Series. 2010. Mixed Media Collage on Card. HEAVY DUTY. How many of you have amassed a huge pile of rubbish, destined for the local recycling centre during this lockdown? I expect more than a few. Over the weekend I visited my local centre three times, I was turned away twice due…
Image: ABOVE AND BEYOND. Watercolour on Handmade Paper. 2014. Private Collection Devon. ABOVE AND BEYOND. This post is for those who have gone the extra mile, have gone above and beyond what is expected. Those who have volunteered to help where no help has been available, those who have carried on regardless, despite the risks…
Image: LITTLE BOY LOST. Mixed Media on Canvas. 40 x 40 cm. 2017 LITTLE BOY LOST. It is tempting to focus this blog on the breaking news about Dominic Cummings, even though for the Government it is the equivalent of ‘ Don’t mention the war’. Though not specifically related to the enfolding, and I expect…
Image: A BAG FOR LIFE. Mixed Media on Canvas. 153 x 122 x 3.5 cm. 2019. A BAG FOR LIFE. During this crisis the Co2 emissions around the world have plummeted to 2006 Levels. Our countryside has returned to nature, our skies are clearer of air traffic, our roads less busy, our air quality improved.…
Image: 007. Mixed Media Assemblage. THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COVID WARD. From Bill Gates to 5G to Trump’s accusations of Chinese skullduggery, conspiracy theories have escalated during the pandemic. In a previous blog I discussed the thorny issue of privacy concerns regarding tracing apps. Big brother is getting bigger and 007…
Image: Working in the Studio/workshop. Devon. 20/05/2020. CREATIVITY. Creativity is fundamental to the well being of society, a tool by which we communicate and share the pain and joy of the human condition. Many important artistic businesses and institutions, large and small, are under threat due to the economic consequences of the pandemic; to give…
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