In 2023 I curated Creating Futures, an exhibition to celebrate Waltham Forest College's 85th anniversary, and wrote the accompanying book...
I Curated the ‘Creating Futures’ Exhibition at Waltham Forest College
Quick Sketching with Watercolours
I'm always interested in the quick watercolour sketches that people produce and often envy their ability to produce loose, quick and good looking paintings with seeming ease. I struggle with that. Often, my paintings start loose, and then I load them up with detail as it goes on. Perhaps I don't work wet enough on... Continue Reading →
Quick Sketching with Acrylic Pens
During Christmas 2024 I received a 48-set of Aedaga acrylic pens. I hadn't used pens like them before, the closest being the waterbrush pens I bought earlier that year. Not being familiar with them I wasn't sure how to use them or what to draw with them. So I ended up doing a quick test... Continue Reading →
Watercolour Scenes – London Waterfronts
I've recently continued my journey of watercolour painting after being inspired by the art of French Impressionist Adolphe Valette. The odd thing is that Valette was traditionally an oil painter. He dabbled in watercolours but my inspiration came from his oil paintings of industrial Manchester. India House, Manchester - Adolphe Valette. Credit: Manchester Art Gallery... Continue Reading →
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504 – Royal Academy of the Arts
I recently visited the above named exhibition at the Royal Academy of the Arts and would recommend anyone with an interest in art to do so. The exhibition mainly features drawings by Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, with Raphael taking more of a back seat. A few other artists are shown who, by producing copies... Continue Reading →
Halloween 2024 Costumes
Sharing my experience of making Halloween costumes for the first time!
In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s – Royal Academy of the Arts
A short, personal view on the Royal Academy of Arts' In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s exhibition.
New Moon / Full Moon – Minimalist Painting
'New Moon' and 'Full Moon' are two minimalist acrylic paintings I have recently produced...
Artificial Intelligence and its (Negative) Influence on History
Reflecting on my use of Artificial Intelligence and how it could impact the recording of local history in the future. Also exploring our joint responsibility to show this time period as it is and not how we wish it to be.
The Toilet Treatment Measure
I explore a new way of measuring the overall quality of a restaurant, pub, bar or other eatery - the Toilet Treatment Measure! Also, why are hand dryers often so poor?
Crab Apples and Rabbit Holes
A rambling post that considers the meaning of life through a crab apple tree and spirals down a rabbit hole of nonsensical thoughts.
Visually Interesting 