Now that life is getting back to normal I have been able to start work on a talk I am scheduled to give next month. It is becoming a very engaging process. In case you are not familiar with modern art in Italy, Guttuso (1912-1987) was a leading figure in the development of Italian modern … Read more
The news from day to day in Britain is more and more dismaying. It is becoming ever more clear that are facing a serious political and economic crisis, and the only responses we are being offered appear to me to be of relatively marginal significance in relation to the underlying problems. The situation would be … Read more
Although the theme of this blog is the way in which my work as an artist relates to other aspects of my life I am aware that some aspects of that context rarely get a look in. This has been especially the case during the past week, during which everybody’s attention has been on the … Read more
I guess that the news of the general election due to take place in the UK tomorrow will have penetrated to most parts of the world, even if with little detail. It does promise to be an event of significance beyond these shores, for a variety of reasons. The political situation here does not often … Read more
A general election has been announced in this country, which will be run according to an electoral law that is totally out of date, and with campaigning that is in large measure both corrupt and mendacious. There will be six weeks of bad rhetoric probably leading to a result that will leave us no better … Read more
Over the past few weeks I have been wondering whether my painting ought to be more directly relevant to today’s situation. I have asked myself whether I am not being rather self-indulgent and possibly even escapist in what I do. Then today I realised that at least a part of my work points a finger … Read more
Attentive readers will have noticed that I don’t actually appear to be painting anything at the moment. It only occurred to me just now that there could be good reasons for that. The first, and I suspect the minor, reason has to do with my domestic situation. My wife and I have decided that it … Read more