Moving through life's seasons
I thought it was time to tell you about the Made Visible art project I am firmly involved with. It is a project kindly funded by the National Lottery and is all about shining the spotlight onto prisoner’s art. So how would you feel if you had no voice? Continue reading “Made Visible art project”
Yesterday I bumped into a friend on my way back from town. We got talking and he asked me what a typical week looks like. I am not too sure I have a “typical” week these days but for now, this is how my week is shaping up. Continue reading “My week”
I can tell you, I’m really enjoying all of my latest art stuff, please allow me to share a few thoughts on this. As ever I am always pleased to hear from folk as feedback on my blog posts. Sometimes it is a comment on the blog, though not often. Sometimes it’s through Twitter or via the blog’s contact page. Most of all it’s what people say to me personally – but it all counts towards a rewarding time through blogging. Continue reading “My latest art stuff”
Well, it’s true retirement can be hard work and yet I’m absolutely loving it. While I haven’t blogged for the last week or so, I thought I might jot down a few notes…. Continue reading “Retirement can be hard work!”
I thought I’d post my recent portraits. As you know I like people. Now I am just starting to think about where I should go with doing some portraits of people I come to know. Continue reading “Latest portraits”
I went to London a few days ago and had the opportunity of visiting the National Portrait Gallery just before I legged it up the road to the Leicester Square tube station and heading home. Continue reading “Visiting the National Portrait Gallery”
I have always liked the work of Ansel Adams and naturally my eye got drawn to a recent article about him in The Daily Telegraph. Journalist Colin Gleandell wrote a fascinating, matter-of-fact, article about Adams’ most famous photograph – Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico. The thing about Ansel Adams and his work is how the sheer skill and quality knocks the socks off most photography in this day and age. Not bad considering Moonrise was taken in 1941 with comparatively primitive equipment. Continue reading “The thing about Ansel Adams”