We drive down to Worcester again tomorrow in order to collect my “Green Man” exhibition, at the end of its run. It is always interesting to gather indications as to how my work has been received. (I have had one appreciative email already.) There are always surprises in this respect …. usually pleasant, but occasionally … Read more
There will be a break in transmission after tonight until Thursday or Friday. The reason is that I will be travelling down to Worcester tomorrow in order to hang my Green Man series in the Cathedral there. We will be making something of a holiday about it, calling in to have lunch with a former … Read more
Tomorrow morning we will be heading off early to Lincoln. I will be removing my exhibition on Monday from the Cathedral and returning home. On Saturday the plan is to meet my step-son and his wife and watch a performance of the Mystery Plays together. In the intervals I will have the opportunity to loiter … Read more
I mean, trying to find a title for a picture. This can be a devil of a problem on occasions. It’s fine when I’m able to produce a simply descriptive phrase….like Almscliff Crag in Snow from the South West, or How Stean Beck in Summer. Where a picture is not purely referential in this way, … Read more
…. as Spike Milligan famously asked. I managed to get in my planned trip to Almscliff Crag this morning, and returned with a bag full of stones, which are now sitting on the table in the studio waiting to be interpreted. I am quite pleased by the differences in colour and texture that can be … Read more