Image: Champagne Days. 2015. Private Collection. In normal times the hope of many is that they will one day win the lottery or come into some unexpected windfall or stumble on that pot at the end of the rainbow which will enable them to live in the lap of luxury. This lockdown has seen so…
TICK TOCK. Here we are at day 9 of the official lockdown with only 12 days to go before the magic three weeks are up and who knows how much longer after then ? This worrying ‘state of limbo’ waiting for life to restart, has been much discussed in the media of late. In the…
Image: FACE. Portrait Series, Acrylic and Collage on Card. 2010. SUPERWOMEN. The fact that women are stronger than men shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Statisticians comparing worldwide figures into Covid 19 have discovered that men have a significantly higher chance of contracting and dying from the virus. Men globally have less healthy lifestyles;…
NUTS AND BOLTS. Our capacity as humans for creativity and innovation never fails to amaze me. Necessity is certainly the mother of invention. News broke today that the Mercedes Formula 1 team have helped to build a UK breathing aid for Covid -19. In only 10 days, working with medics from UCLH and engineers at…
SIMPLE PLEASURES. Time to get out the zoetrope. In this increasingly busy and complex world simple pleasures have become a rarity. For those of us in enforced isolation there is an opportunity to indulge in these and find comfort in the simple pleasures of life. Not so of course for the many brave key workers…
RONDEZ-VOUS in AMBOISE. 2014 This piece from 2014 reminds me of my friends in France, struggling , just as we are, with this pandemic. I am sure you have friends abroad and are keeping in touch to ensure that they are well and safe. One thing that this situation has brought clearly into focus is…
Day 4, I don’t know about you but it seems like a life sentence already! But despite the isolation, thank goodness for the internet when we can get in touch with loved ones wherever they are. This collage from 2015 is called ‘Three Little Words’. Three little words which we don’t often say, even though…
Whist doing the ironing this morning I was thinking it would keep me busy to post something each day of the UK lockdown which started today, 24/03/2020. A poem, a picture, a thought, whatever. So here goes….. Here’s a nod to all those brave souls who are working on the front line, keeping us safe.…
ONE OF THE PIECES ON DISPLAY AT THE AUTUMN SHOWCASE, FLEET WALK, TORQUAY. The exhibition is now extended till 16th Nov. 2019. Come along to the Evening View. 14 Nov. 6 – 8 PM. A Torquay Christmas Light show that evening, well worth a visit. The exhibition includes a great selection of artists from the South…
This piece is to be exhibited at The Arizan Gallery, Torquay, 8 – 31 May 2019, as part of an initiative sponsored by U.K. Geoparks, dedicated to celebrating and preserving the integrity of our natural spaces.It is painted on four panels, 100 x 30 cm. ( Totalling: 120 x 100) and framed in a handmade whitewood…
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