Monthly Archives: November 2015

Watching Rembrandt

  Whilst watching the excellent second Exhibition on Screen documentary about Rembrandt I found myself making a few ink sketches.  I know this is crazy but I deliberately avoided the exhibition myself as these mega shows tend to be  a … Continue reading

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Autumn No. 32

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Far beyond the dead horizon

AS I was sketching in the excellent Elisabeth Frink exhibition at the Lakeside Art Centre this morning a thought struck me – just how autobiographical is art?   The reason why I ask this question is that up until today … Continue reading

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Oh Ruby

Don’t take your love town…

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My oh my you sure know…

Only a month to go and it will all be over for another year…only one month that is all and we will start the long ascent out of darkness.  Of course for the other half of the globe the opposite … Continue reading

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Paris – almost a week on….

There are times I wish I knew more about poetry.  I see hear wonderfully educated people  quoting their favourite poem or poet and feel a small hint of jealousy.  However, poetry has passed me by which I suspect is a shame … Continue reading

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Autumn No. 31

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No One Knows Anything

This weekend has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that our so called opinion formers, whilst claiming access to a higher level of understanding, know just about as much as people walking the street.  On Saturday morning I posted an appeal … Continue reading

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Everyone is worrying where they all came from…

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Paris

I, like most people, have been shocked by what happened in Paris last night.   It is very easy, as some papers have this morning, to suggest that it was only a matter of time because of a or b … Continue reading

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