Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

The never ending story

Storm clouds must be gathering over the celtic rugby nations and Italy today – BT Sports has just bought the exclusive rights to European Football matches from 2015. The realisation that BT mean business must be a real wake up … Continue reading

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iPhone

Do you want to know what makes many Apple users so goddam smug.  So smug in fact you just want to slap them in the face with a dead fish.   The reason for all this smugness is their equipment … Continue reading

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Glasgow

Well I’ve just got back from a couple of days in Glasgow, my favourite city in Scotland.   An interesting thing about when we visit Scotland is that it seems to coincide with important announcements, some really important others just … Continue reading

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Jack Vettriano

Today I visited the first major retrospective of the work of one of the most controversial artists working in Britain today – Jack Vettriano. It is not that is subject matter is in anyway radical or offensive, far from it, … Continue reading

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Welcome to sunny Glasgow

Driving in on the M8 this morning was a wild mix of sunshine and showers…which was the same weather when we last came to Glasgow -in June. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Code

There was a time when I was a mean coder.  I took great delight in being able to create all sorts of programs for my computer and my place of work.   It wasn’t easy but I got a great … Continue reading

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All the kids are talkin’ slang I can’t pretend to understand….Frank Turner

In life you push and push and then realise that you can’t push any more.  When this happens the best thing is try a different tack and see what happens.  Today has been one of those days.   I tried … Continue reading

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Working with ink

  Still trying to come to grips with indian ink.  I’ve had a few false starts but now I think I’m starting to understand, just a little, the potential of ink to my art.

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What is a Mylie Cyrus? – this morning’s rant

This morning I found myself doodling whilst asking the question “What is a Mylie Cyrus?”   I really don’t think that the Cyrus is a real person but rather some strange creature created by some very cynical media operatives.   … Continue reading

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Wonderful Space for Art

  Sometimes a rooms or space just take’s your breath away.  The spinning room at Salt’s Mill is one such place.  For those of you who do no know Salt’s Mill is the centre piece of the World Heritage Site … Continue reading

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