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Right Click Synonym

This morning I was introduced to a wonderful phrase ‘…right click synonyms…’ which is probably most prevalent amongst students with an essay to finish and a lack of language skills – their salvation is just a right click away.  This … Continue reading

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Introducing the apocrypha of Hermaphrodora Weasley

Harry Potter, as with all great sagas, reaches a point where it becomes heresy to claim that there might be a different version.   This would be to suggest that perhaps the wonderful Ms J.K. Rowling might have missed things … Continue reading

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I love the way you smile at me

So what do you do in the dentist waiting room?   Me I draw so you can decide whether the natural angst felt going to the dentist can be seen in this face.  Later in the day I had turned … Continue reading

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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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Uranus : The Magician

I haven’t got the first clue where this series of paintings have come from – somewhere along the line they suddenly made sense – they still do to me.   I am continually amazed just where this strange journey I … Continue reading

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Sketching or Doodling you decide

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Hot days of Summer

So the first hot day of summer is here and the TV is demanding that we get out and enjoy whilst we can but I have a little secret to share, I’m not a sun person or rather I don’t … Continue reading

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For all those who come to…

Well that is another book published – my 14th in just over 12 months – I think I deserve a bit of a break from all this publishing. If you want to see the book then follow the link below … Continue reading

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What kind of love is that?

A new sketch book and a new series of drawings that are more narrative than usual…they are just sketches so the technical problems can be overlooked.  Interestingly, I have viewed the ‘blue’ series sketches together and you can almost make … Continue reading

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