My latest project is a self-negotiated one. Being a historical zoologist via my first degree, natural history is always something that I feel a need… Read More »The oldest animal in the world in a new light
We went to see the recent film At Eternity’s Gate at the QUAD which is a look at the life of Vincent van Gogh during… Read More »At Eternity’s Gate – a review of the Vincent film
The Format Festival that showcases international photography in and around Derby is always a fascinating event – not just the photographic work but also the… Read More »Format Festival, Derby
I listened to a short interview with David Hockney on the tram in to college today (https://youtu.be/P2vPPviP9B8). As usual his analysis of art and our… Read More »Hockney on the art of looking
A recent trip to Sri Lanka was enlightening in many ways. We took a clockwise route around the southern half of the country and stayed… Read More »A trip to Sri Lanka
The opening of the Raised Beds event was a great experience with over 200 people attending and sampling the college-supplied wine. It was fascinating to… Read More »Raised Beds curation
The opening event at the Nottingham College/Djanogly art gallery joint exhibition was a pleasure to be a part of. 28 fine art students were given… Read More »Raised Beds opening event
A recent trip to London left me with 30 minutes to wait at St Pancras station so I sat underneath Paul Daly 2007 statue, Meeting… Read More »Short sketches sometimes just work
Raised Beds was a unique collaboration between Djanogly Art Gallery and FDA students at Nottingham College and was a response to the Harold Gilman exhibition… Read More »Raised beds – Interrogating the Domestic
The first module on the Fine Art degree at Nottingham Collage was called Objects and Actions. After much research, experimentation and evaluation I produced a… Read More »Objects & actions
I was delighted to be offered a commission to draw the Adams Building for a retiring college governor. I had never worked on architectural drawings… Read More »Commission for Nottingham College
I took my family to a talk by Ian McKeever at the Ferens Gallery in Hull. McKeever is regarded as one of the most significant… Read More »Ian McKeever, Ferens Gallery Hull