That’s Dire Straits, isn’t it?* Anyway, that was the phrase which came to mind as I found myself forced to hang about for rather longer than expected today. I shouldn’t complain really, because at one level I continue to forge ahead with new paintings. The problem is, however, that the technique I am using involves … Read more
Yesterday I decided that for my latest picture I would work with acrylic paint. Don’t ask me why. It just came to me. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I wanted a textured surface, which I can achieve with texture gel. Anyway: I’m embarked. It has turned out to be a … Read more
A new series on TV tells the story of the “Crag Vale Coiners” (The Gallows Pole). At the end of the eighteen century the locality of Crag Vale, not far from where I live, became notorious for the activities of a gang of forgers, led by a man named David Hartley. I’ve watched the first … Read more