PUBLIC SCULPTURES & SUITCASES The art of packing light is obviously not something that I have mastered and with all the travelling that I have done for work firstly as a model and then as an artist and just for pleasure that’s a real shame.   I always find that I need whatever it was that […]

THE ART OF HOLIDAYING We set sail for Noumea after leaving Lifou and had a few cocktails on deck before the silver service dinner at the Waterfront restaurant. Had we realized it was Island night and all that entailed we would have joined in the BBQ festivities up top deck as the ship was jumping […]

ART AND FEELING GOOD All of us sweat the small stuff from time to time but really we shouldn’t, however that’s easier said than done.  So what about making a list of the things that make you happy, the things you either love to do or think about. I have created such a list here, in […]

TRAVEL AND ART BLOG Next stop on our cruising adventure was Lifou, and if you have just joined me and want to recap on how this P&O holiday actually started here are some links for you to read of our adventures so far and see the paintings and artworks in these travel and art blogs […]

ART BLOGS Those of you familiar with my posts on Facebook and Linkedin know that I always post a quotation and one of my artworks daily with a link to my art website blogs, and you familiar with my blogs know that I always end my art blogs with a quotation! For the most part […]

PAINTING FULL TIME When you are an artist who paints on a full time bases you occasionally feel that “THIS” is the best painting you have ever done and that is how I feel about this acrylic on canvas painting called “London2012”. GICLEE PRINTS It all started in March this year when I was approached […]

FAVORITE ARTISTS Have you been wondering why your favorite artist, whether it is visual art, singer, band, writer, photographer or whatever page you have already LIKED is not showing up in your HOME page anymore. Well the reason is simple since facebook was listed on the stock exchange and did rather worse than expected they are now […]

ART AND HOLIDAYS Today I thought I would continue the story about our recent cruise – if you have just joined me for the first time perhaps you would like to recap in these travel & art blogs “LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOR” and  “CRUISING ON THE PACIFIC JEWEL” first. THE ART OF EXPLORATION We first had […]

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS PAINTING This acrylic on canvas board painting is called “Ice Skating in Central Park” and was inspired by our trip to New York a few years ago.  Here is the start of that story if you would like to recap in the paintings blog “I MISS NEW YORK”. THE ART OF ICE-SKATING […]

THE ART OF QUOTATIONS I have always loved quotations, clever things people have said over the years that resonate with me.  They feel like a painting put into words, much like a poem with music or for that matter the perfume of flowers – yes and of course I have a painting that fits right […]