Art talk

Every time I summon the courage to sketch in public I kick myself that I don’t do it often enough. It can be a very… Read More »Sketching at the Ashmolean

I was delighted to be given the opportunity to write an article for the Nottingham-based Left Lion cultural magazine. The topic for the January edition… Read More »Left Lion Magazine – January 2023

I watched another video post from the inspirational artist Nicholas Wilton who runs the Art2Life initiative. This post covered the challenges associated with becoming a… Read More »Going beyond excellent in your art

I attended this online presentation which looked at the implications of Covid-19 on the creative community in Derby with an aim to help find solutions… Read More »Creative Community comeback – online discussion

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

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