I am back in Ireland, still busy absorbing and processing glimpses, impressions and ideas. We spent quite a few days going through France on the way there and back, getting lost, being slow. I came across this scrapyard when I was looking for someone to...
I am stopping in Germany for a few days on my way north. I have been to Munich a good few times and I always try to see some art when I am here. There are so many...
Canvases are dry enough to pack. It's time to head back home. It's time to say goodbye to friends, studio, dogs and chickens and donkeys that just call in to say hello, espresso and cornetti all crema, warm sun, warm rain, alfresco chandelier, engrossing...
Recently, I have been thinking about incorporating some text into paintings. I used to do it a lot years ago. I thought I might try it again but could not...
Not that anyone needs an excuse to go to Italy but I did feel that it was my newly discovered fascination with the Sienese painter Sassetta that lured me back this time. I first discovered his work in the National Gallery in London and was instantly smitten by...
