Aug 1213 min read
Conversations around my Cathedral Series
First published Thursday 13th August 2024 I recently had to write a short piece about me and my new work, the Cathedral Series for The...
Jan 21, 20218 min read
Into My Twenty-First Year – Onwards and Uphill
First published Thursday 21st January 2021 2021 So we have arrived: today is the official 20th anniversary of my small business as an...
Jan 20, 202111 min read
My Twentieth Year . . . Well, That Was Unexpected
First published Wednesday 20th January 2021 2020 In 1992, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ with my then movie-buddy...
Jan 19, 20218 min read
Year Nineteen . . . Reflections and Emotions
First published Tuesday 19th January 2021 2019 Early in 2018, I had been contacted by Charlotte Bowskill, who had worked at a gallery in...
Jan 18, 20218 min read
Eighteen . . . Firsts, Lasts, and Everything
First published Monday 18th January 2021 2018 My favourite painting in 2018 was 'Breathe', of which there is also a Limited edition...
Jan 17, 20219 min read
Seventeen - Prizes and Determination
First published Sunday 17th January 2021 2017 The year started with me moving studios once again. The lovely, huge offices in Garforth...
Jan 16, 202110 min read
Bitter-Sweet Sixteenth Year
2016 The year started out with me painting away back in the studio, and one of my favourites from this year was a reworking of a painting...
Jan 15, 20218 min read
Year Fifteen - Nervous Energy, Death and Taxes
2015 2015 started with me returning to my old design days, painting and . . . writing. Somehow, during the past year, I had been co-opted...
Jan 14, 20215 min read
Fourteen - Shades of Grey, Light and Colour
2014 I started 2014 with an artistic challenge to myself - to just paint skies for a whole month. I have mentioned before that I set a...
Jan 13, 20217 min read
Thirteen Years . . . Luck's Rollercoaster
2013 My favourite piece from 2013 is ‘Chuckle’ (later published as Limited Edition Print, ‘Pip’s Party’). I painted this, partly because...