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LATEST ARTICLES ( 289 )

• Detritusphere – Progress Report

  

  As I’ve just returned to working on my rusty metal sculpture 'Detritusphere', I thought I’d give you a quick progress report.'Detritusphere' (work-in-progress)... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rainbow Bear (A3 Poster Print)

  

  If you liked any of the mini oil paintings/sketches from my 2020 ‘100 Paintings in 12 Months Project’ you might be interested to know that I’m having some of... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• War of The Rosies

  

  In keeping with my recent posts about my favourite found objects, I thought I’d repost about this one – a piece that I titled ‘War of the Rosies’. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Scratchy Bunny Man (A3 Poster Print)

  

  If you liked any of the mini oil paintings/sketches from my 2020 ‘100 Paintings in 12 Months Project’ you might be interested to know that I’ve had some of my... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chained Heart

  

  Following on from my earlier post about Thames finds, I thought I would share this one with you. I discovered it whilst mudlarking on the South Bank of the Rive... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Bride of Frankenstein (A3 Poster Print)

  

  I hope you like my little tribute to the actor Elsa Lanchester with this, my new A3-sized poster print based upon one of my small oil sketches of her in the rol... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Thames Flame

  

  As I’m sure you know, I’m a big fan of the found object, and am keen to use found/recycled materials in much of my work. Most of the time, I heavily manipulate... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Monster (A3 Print)

  

  If you liked any of the mini oil paintings/sketches from my 2020 ‘100 Paintings in 12 Months Project’ you might be interested to know that I’ve had some of my... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Leaminster Spa Open 2024

  

  Sharon Griffin and I are delighted to have had our sculpture, ‘Bound’, shortlisted for the 2024 Leamington Spa Open. We dropped it off at the gallery a couple o... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Junk Rock! The 7 Greatest Upcycled Artworks Ever

  

  Regardless of what my ego might want to believe I always have more than one foot in the 'don't believe the hype' camp. However, it is still rather lovely to hav... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Kraken Attack

  

  One of the many things that my lovely partner Marie Bertin and I have in common is our love of octopuses, especially those giant ones of nautical mythology... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Retro Post - A Cringeworthy Christmas

  

  This is a reposting of an article that I wrote some years ago, and pertains to an embarrassingly awkward situation that I got myself into one Christmas. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mandalorian Tim

  

  Likenesses aren’t exactly my forte but I will say that I’m quite pleased with this one. It’s of one of my oldest friend’s, Tim Henrick (so unless you know him,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• And When I’m a Man… (Rediscovered Slides)

  

  Following on from my earlier blog post about rediscovered slides of some of my art college work (and, through shear laziness, lifting its opening paragraph... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mariella Frostrup: Times Radio Interview

  

  Last Wednesday (12th July 2023), I was delighted to have been invited by Times Radio to talk about the issue of London's exodus of artists, on the show... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Oli Bennett Secret Cards 2023

  

  Here are the four pieces that I created for this year's secret postcard sale in aid of the Oli Bennett Charitable Trust, which took place at Westminster School... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chimp Pills

  

  Back in the 90s, before digital photography was really a thing, if you were an art student wanting to document your work, you were told slide film photography... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Blackbird's Prayer

  

  is the latest in a line of what I like to call my minimal intervention sculptures. These are sculptures I've made from found materials, where I've done little... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 100+ Small Paintings Challenge – Another Update

  

  Back in January 2020 I decided to set myself a challenge of seeing how many small oil paintings I could produce in a 12 month period. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Nest

  

  I've only relatively recently returned to painting with oils. What I love about this restart is that it feels like I'm starting from scratch again, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE