October 2023 Covid and after

The Summer passed very quickly and shortly after a boat trip to Battersea Power Station in August with my wife, Christine, we both caught Covid which lasted a while and wasn’t very pleasant. We were both rather ill . We hadn’t had a break this year so we took a Continue Reading

October 2015 Blog

September came and went so quickly that I didn’t have time to do many of the things I had planned for that month, except that we did book and spend what turned out to be a wonderful holiday in Italy and France. There was little room to consume any art Continue Reading

November 2014 Blog

Much to think about today. I recently watched a BBC television documentary about art on the French Riviera featuring artists such as Cezanne, Renoir, Monet, Seurat, Matisse and several others who used the stunning summer light to create beautiful views of  Cannes, Antibes, Nice, and many of the other coastal Continue Reading

October 2013 Blog

September was a good month for us, the highlight being a wonderful holiday in the South of France with beautiful weather. We visited an exhibition in Aix-en Provence about the many artists influenced by the South during their lifetime, including Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Monet and Dali and this proved Continue Reading