Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

I blame Holbein….

Posted on September 19, 2020 by

  Over the past few weeks I have been wading through Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy and I have to say it has really coloured my world view at the moment.   We, the UK ( Yes around 40% of Scots … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows….

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

  Strange the way that inspiration takes you!

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‘Tis the Season…

Posted on September 13, 2020 by

It only seems like yesterday when Brexit was the talk of the town – not sure what replaced it?   Anyway, it is Brexit season again and this time it is for real (where have we heard that before?).  We have … Continue reading →

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Answer my pray…

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

There reaches a point in the life of any painting when you just have to stop and take stock.   I think I have reached that point now.   Time for a break, sleep on things and see what a fresh pair … Continue reading →

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Music to enjoy my photographs with….

Posted on August 9, 2020 by

Pretentious  moi?   Well I guess we’re all have at least a little bit floating around inside our personality.  Anyway, I have found at the moment listening to Beethoven’s no 6 symphony does the trick.  Hardly original I know but it … Continue reading →

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Rekindling….

Posted on August 5, 2020 by

  Over the past week or so I’ve been finding the whole Dovid thing a bit too much.  Try as I might I just couldn’t find the energy to get out and make some photographs.   Well the best remedy I … Continue reading →

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Sister Knight….

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

When you buy the first season the Watchmen TV series you also get a series of 2 minute promo/Featurettes.  One of these is of Dave Gibbons drawing Sister Night.  Right at the end Gibbons says ‘…this is my Sister Night…’  … Continue reading →

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I’m one with the Wind and Sky….

Posted on July 29, 2020 by

It is always difficult to tell where things will take you halfway through a project…it is rather exciting as well as terrifying.  The only consolation, if that is the right word, is that as this is a digital painting I … Continue reading →

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99 Days…

Posted on July 27, 2020 by

Last night I started to rewatch the first season of the HBO Watchmen series and I found the whole thing really disturbing.  Not that I had not found the first episode disturbing in the first place as I, like many … Continue reading →

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I Don’t think…

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

And I’m holding on tight to you……

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