Art and Education
When did it start to become impossible for state education to include the arts?
Sculpture and Cathedrals
Sculpture is usually made up of physical objects. The challenge is to bring something more to this physical form. Whether with emotions, thought or spirit.
Dreaming of the Sun
In the chilly grey winter days of February, how nice to dream a while of the sun and sea of the south Italy coast.
Sculpture and Sky
Art must open out and fill our hearts, whether with emotions, thought or spirit.
My Life is a Book
Who doesn’t love a book? How great to lose yourself in the inner world of an author.
The Inferno and the Supermarket
…which brings me back to thinking about the Divine Comedy of Dante. In Dante’s time, like our own, there were corrupt politicians and greedy bankers too. But he had a solution for this – to send them into the bowels of hell.
Coney Island Artist
“Always carry a sketchbook with you”.
“Waiting for inspiration to strike is OK. Just make sure there’s a brush in your hand and you’re standing I front of a canvas when inspiration strikes”. – Robert Henri
An Artist with Letters
Rarely rarely comest thou, O Spirit of Delight – and believes in livening us up rather than dragging us down. Philosophy of letter forms or not, it matters little.
Artist Friends
There are many stories of artist friends throughout history. Most of them were pretty edgy by all accounts – maybe even more like rivalry than friendship. Gauguin and van Gogh argued fiercely in the famous ‘yellow house’.
Unity in Diversity
Not a New Year’s Resolution Every year I give myself a word or two instead of a resolution. Last year it was Collaboration. And after several failed attempts at collaborating with other artists, gradually the idea entered my subconscious. Then collaborations seemed to develop more naturally. After many shared creative projects, it occurred to me…