2024

In 1995 I was in a toy shop in Sheringham, Norfolk and mused over whether I should buy a hand puppet of a rather…Read more  →Finding Butch

It's always fun to experiment after finishing a fairly tightly planned painting ( Old Wives Tales). For my new painting (Time Frames) I want…Read more  →Squeegeed !

I've recently started putting down ideas for my next painting, onto paper. (see my latest Instagram and Facebook posts) The working title is 'Time…Read more  →Time Frame

I think I  have finished my latest painting 'Old Wives Tales'. You can see the canvases individually on my latest Instagram and Facebook posts,…Read more  →Finished?

While in Lille last week, I made two sketches of saints (both painted by Rubens). I admit it was nice to sit down but…Read more  →When The Saints

We've just been to Ghent to see the van Eyck brothers altarpiece ' The Lamb of God'. You can see it on my latest…Read more  →Framed

I've just been to a very interesting lecture by the art historian, Martin Gayford. I ended up buying his new book 'How Painting Happens…Read more  →Starting – and Finishing

Technology makes me nervous!  I've just done the talk about my painting again which involves a laptop, a sound system and a digital projector.…Read more  →Crossed Wires

I visited Colchester Castle Museum in the summer to see an exhibition organised by the Joy Laurey Archive, entitled 'The Joy of Puppetry'. The…Read more  →Joy!

I'm just getting ready to give the talk about my work entitled 'On the Edge',  to a group who booked me over a year…Read more  →Talking To Myself