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I think I've almost finished my 2025 painting 'Time Frames' but wanted to experiment with a shadow behind the painted frame within the picture…Read more  →In The Shadows

I'm re-reading Martin Gayford's book 'Constable In Love' which cleverly weaves together the romantic relationship of Constable and Maria Bicknell with the landscape and…Read more  →In Love

In my painting 'Who Stole The Toothpaste?' (2019) I wanted to show how two of my ancestors had squandered all the family money in…Read more  →Proof Enough?

My wife was photographing some natural objects through an old dimpled bottle she had found. It reminded me of objects submerged in water. In…Read more  →Through The Glass

While I'm waiting for bits of my current painting ' Time Frames' to dry, I keep doing experiments in preparation for my next work…Read more  →Just A Sketch

All my grandchildren have been crazy about Lego and the two boys still are. I've been sketching bits of Lego recently with a vague…Read more  →Tales Of The Unexpected

We've just been celebrating our daughter's 50th birthday and I've just posted (on Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky) a painting I made about her at…Read more  →Mind The Gap

I've been thinking alot about frames recently while I continue to work on my latest painting, 'Time Frames'. Therefore, I was interested in a…Read more  →Outside The Frame

In 2001 I was visiting the Uffizi Gallery and saw a diptych by Piero Della  Francesca entitled ' The Duke and Duchess of Urbino'.…Read more  →Snap!

Tonight is my last meeting as a trustee of the Babylon Gallery before it closes for good on 10th September. A sad moment for…Read more  →Last Meeting?