“I wouldn’t have written this poem if it wasn’t for…..” These are the words of my poet friend Heather Wastie… Read more Serendipity and Seedlings

Watching the Imagine programme on Tracey Emin this week… love or hate her work… there’s no denying the power and… Read more Confession and Cowardice

I’ve been writing a lot in my sketch book lately, but not necessarily the sort of writing for public consumption.… Read more Drawing and Digging Deep

This post follows on from comments here and elsewhere, about self-hijacking, and rule breaking. Sometimes we set ourselves up to… Read more Hijack, Failure, and Anthropomorphising the paint!

It’s like learning a new language really… and there are levels of fluency to be achieved, from basic “one beer… Read more Regardless.

I think any blogger would agree that it is hard to remain permanently positive… I always said I would be… Read more Maintaining Positivity

Several people, astonished by the lack of textiles in my recent work have asked if the drawings would ever become… Read more Hypocrisy and Ritual

Since my last post I have taken delivery of a large roll of good quality paper… this was a gift… Read more Paper Stock and Patience

I could have carried on for a while, but my stamina was flagging as I think I’ve found out what… Read more The Trump Effect (cheap, crappy, full of self-importance)

Troublesome and Torturous I have used both these words this morning to describe my drawing. I’ve moved the drawing from… Read more Troublesome and Torturous