I am still unpacking the paintings I brought back from in June from my studio in Hoi An, Vietnam and each roll takes me back to the...

This is the first time in 12 years. I have the oddest feeling of blankness I have moved from one continent to another, found a place to...

My top 5 watercolour travel journals For many years, a Moleskine large watercolour notebook was my constant companion. It's 300gsm ...

If your are looking for a Christmas gift for your artist friend, young artist or lover, here are some ideas for this year. Colour by...

I have moved on from landscapes! I have moved on from buildings! The year 2024 marks a fresh start and, in many ways, a return to my...

Many artists have tried to explain what it means, to them, to be an artist and many have declined to justify what or how they do what...

Summer Art festivals transform our seaside towns from sleepy villages where dog walkers take their sandy feet in and out of tea rooms,...

So, here I am back in my homeland after 13 years in a tropical paradise. I wonder how Paul Gauguin felt when he returned from Tahiti on...

The worst decision ever made on my behalf was to make me study for ‘A” levels rather than going to art school at 16. There has always...

A few years ago, when I was studying an MBA, I had a realisation about the way art and artists are perceived by business and business...

I love travelling. I don't mean that I am one of those who collects countries and destinations, ticking them off a list of 'must see'...

I brought my Winsor and Newton acrylic and watercolour paints with me to Vietnam thirteen years ago because I didn't know what art...

April 2022 - The rape of independence 60x80 acrylic on canvas On 21st February, 2022. Russia invaded Ukraine and commenced a new level of...

I recently re-discovered this photograph from 1969 and it felt like I was looking into a mirror. When I was 14-15 I dug out this old...

Yesterday, I watched an Instagram video by artists Dustin D. Smith that really made me stop and think ...... not for the first time

An early influence on my painting was the work of Australian artist Ken Done whose vibrant palette and use of borders sparked a new...

Palestinian artist, Malak Mattar (23) tells her story of a life lived in Gaza as a prisoner of the Israeli government. She paints the...

Late in the evening, when the harbour was quiet , we would walk down the steep street through pools of lamp light and past the warmly lit...

I have wanted to visit Istanbul for as long as I can remember. This year, the opportunity arose to visit and, for many reasons, this was...

What a wet and cold summer we are having this year! Last year we could have fried eggs on the pavements but this year the temperatures...