John Every now and then, usually when I’m contributing to some collective website or another, I am asked to send a couple of examples of my work. Nothing could be calculated better to throw me into a state of indecision. What on earth am I to choose? What criteria should I allow to govern my choice? … Read more
I have just returned from an interesting three days as a participant on a course about the arts, held at the Community of the Resurrection, in Mirfield. Sessions were led by experienced professionals from the theatre, music and painting, with a very stimulating contribution about cinema (surprisingly)from one of the members of the Community. It … Read more
The details of my forthcoming exhibition are now confirmed. Entitled “Finding the Green Man” will take place in Skipton Parish Church between Saturday 21 September and Wednesday 30 October. I hope you can drop in, if you live reasonably close to Skipton. A part of the interest of the event is that the ancient parish … Read more
The old phrase about the difficulty of turning a very large ship, such as an oil tanker, has been repeated many times. What nobody seems to consider is the effort required to get teething moving in the first place. I became aware of the relevance of this today, as in different aspects of my life … Read more
Having discovered a gap in the garden, after some overdue weeding, we visited our local garden centre looking for something to fill the space. We were puzzled at first to discover that they are celebrating today “Elvis’ 21st birthday”. All became clear when we remembered that they have a parrot called Elvis, who is quite … Read more
I wonder if my next project should focus upon portraiture. This has been in the back of my mind for some time, but with no specific focus. Today I have had to write a piece to give context to a portrait of my grandmother, which I am about to exhibit, and this has set me … Read more
It is some time since I painted. I spent several weeks totally absorbed by the task of exhibiting, following which I felt that I really needed a break. Instead I have been fully engaged with DIY tasks. To my surprise, however, while lying in bed yesterday an idea for a picture came into my head. … Read more
Yes, we are back in Bradford after making one of our periodic “raids” on London. (Of course, if you don’t actually live in London you can afford to go there, if you see that I mean.) A couple of times each year we like to spend a fews days in the capital, taking in galleries … Read more
Having discovered a gap in the garden, after some overdue weeding, we visited our local garden centre looking for something to fill the space. We were puzzled at first to discover that they are celebrating today “Elvis’ 21st birthday”. All became clear when we remembered that they have a parrot called Elvis, who is quite … Read more
I wonder if my next project should focus upon portraiture. This has been in the back of my mind for some time, but with no specific focus. Today I have had to write a piece to give context to a portrait of my grandmother, which I am about to exhibit, and this has set me … Read more