If this isn’t an argument in favour of plain, simple live music played by real live musicians who can both write and perform music and not care that they don’t look like the nicest shiny-est cherry in the bowl, if this is not an argument for content over presentation (every time) then I don’t know [...]

We have a new houseguest, his name is Rollo, he stands about eight inches to the shoulder, has two inch legs, a flat hairy face, is six months old and just about housetrained and has the energy levels of a thousand wild horses fleeing from a particularly loud and scary thunderstorm. Rollo is a Lhasa [...]

We sat for a short while in the panoramic lounge bar, the panorama was dark outside, not dark because it was night but dark because we were sailing towards a very dark storm indeed. The ships captain didn’t seem to care, all of the passengers sat quaking in the panoramic lounge bar cared, we all [...]

“…and now the weather forecast” the radio next to my ear burst into life at its normal pre-programmed 7am in my tiny little bedroom in my tiny little one person apartment in the North East, one Friday in November circa 1982. “…its horrible” the radio announcer announced, “Gale force 9, lots of rain and a [...]

Acrylic on boxed canvas, 50cm x 50cm Available to purchase at  ARTGALLERY.CO.UK Sheep seem to be appearing in most of my paintings this month, more to roll off the production line during my week off (this week), a whole seven days off and nothing to do but paint, such luxury.