Returning to one of my favourite lakes, Zugersee, for this big commission inspired by Switzerland! I seem to get asked to paint at least one Swiss scene every year and this year’s attempt came early in the calendar… not that I have any complaints, as the subject matter is full […]
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Here we go again. The studio remains open and work has to continue… but all tentative plans for the new year have gone out of the window; as our eldest does her schooling from home. That’s now eating up many of my usual studio hours, leaving me no choice but […]
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The Night Before Christmas is perhaps the most famous of all festive verses. Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem, also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, in 1822. It’s now a tradition in many families to read the poem on Christmas Eve. It still evokes a tremendous […]
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Here’s a couple of new cinema studies, not independents but London movie theatres with long histories. I’m sharing these as the news settles regarding the (hopefully temporary) closure of Picturehouse cinemas. A lot of cinemas have attempted to welcome back visitors after lockdown… and we had the joy of attending […]
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Will you be tuning in to the last night of the proms this evening? As with all the other big crowd events, everyone who enjoys the last night celebration (along with the rest of the wonderful prom season) will have to tune in remotely. I recently completed my illustrated version […]
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I’ve been busy sorting out my archive/back catalogue this week. Weird to think i’ve been creating art for long enough now to need one! Thought it would also make a nice exercise to time travel a little in the weeks ahead with some #ThrowbackThursday images across social media. So watch […]
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