News & Reviews

One New Year treat this year was to visit the Watts Gallery again. This time we concentrated on looking at his Painting and Sculpture…Read more  →Studio Envy

Although I used the image of Ely Cathedral for my painting of 2011 - 'Another Year' it's really about something quite different. The dusk…Read more  →Together At Last

In 1954 I saw a live show with Sooty and Harry Corbett in Hull where we lived. I was about eight at the time.…Read more  →Oh Yes It Is

  Taking advantage of staying with my son and grandson again , I did another study of the latter's toy guns for a painting…Read more  →Getting Ahead Of Myself

My painting for 1984 was called 'Christmas Carol'. In spite of its theme I painted it over the summer holidays while we were staying…Read more  →Not Quite The Book

On this day in 1990 I opened the door of my painting I had just completed and called 'Limners'. Inside was a picture of…Read more  →On This Day

I've just been to Madrid for the weekend , visiting my nephew. He took me to this amazing market where you can buy every…Read more  →Madrid Markets

I've been doing some planning for my next painting 'Forged in Life' which I hope to complete in 2026. Although I have already made…Read more  →Plotting And Planning

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