August 2018

I have always followed Billy Connolly’s career and was shocked when it was announced that he had Parkinson’s disease which my dad also suffered from. I saw Billy live, not long before he was diagnosed with the illness, thanks to Trudi our daughter, who bought us tickets for one of Continue Reading

March 2017 Portraits – Alison and Rembrandt!

It’s that time of year again, the art portraiture silly season! The Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition coming to the Mall Galleries, The BP National Portrait Awards judged ready for the annual show at the National Portrait Gallery, The Sky Arts “Portrait Artist of the Year”, another TV series Continue Reading

May 2015 Blog

I’m unable to paint at the moment due to house redecoration duties which must take priority!  I have had a little time, however, to look back over some old work and the period when I tried some life drawing and painting. For me this subject has always been a challenging Continue Reading