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Aug 12, 202413 min read
Conversations around my Cathedral Series
First published Thursday 13th August 2024 I recently had to write a short piece about me and my new work, the Cathedral Series for The...
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Jan 21, 20218 min read
Into My Twenty-First Year – Onwards and Uphill
First published Thursday 21st January 2021 2021 So we have arrived: today is the official 20th anniversary of my small business as an...
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Jan 20, 202111 min read
My Twentieth Year . . . Well, That Was Unexpected
First published Wednesday 20th January 2021 2020 In 1992, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ with my then movie-buddy...
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Jan 19, 20218 min read
Year Nineteen . . . Reflections and Emotions
First published Tuesday 19th January 2021 2019 Early in 2018, I had been contacted by Charlotte Bowskill, who had worked at a gallery in...
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Jan 18, 20218 min read
Eighteen . . . Firsts, Lasts, and Everything
First published Monday 18th January 2021 2018 My favourite painting in 2018 was 'Breathe', of which there is also a Limited edition...
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Jan 17, 20219 min read
Seventeen - Prizes and Determination
First published Sunday 17th January 2021 2017 The year started with me moving studios once again. The lovely, huge offices in Garforth...
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Jan 16, 202110 min read
Bitter-Sweet Sixteenth Year
2016 The year started out with me painting away back in the studio, and one of my favourites from this year was a reworking of a painting...
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Jan 15, 20218 min read
Year Fifteen - Nervous Energy, Death and Taxes
2015 2015 started with me returning to my old design days, painting and . . . writing. Somehow, during the past year, I had been co-opted...
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Jan 14, 20215 min read
Fourteen - Shades of Grey, Light and Colour
2014 I started 2014 with an artistic challenge to myself - to just paint skies for a whole month. I have mentioned before that I set a...
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Jan 13, 20217 min read
Thirteen Years . . . Luck's Rollercoaster
2013 My favourite piece from 2013 is ‘Chuckle’ (later published as Limited Edition Print, ‘Pip’s Party’). I painted this, partly because...