Barbara Hepworth Figure (walnut) I have been thinking about how some creative people touch my soul when I see their work. What is it that...

Welcome to 2025. This post came as a pleasant surprise, as it was inspired by a dear friend. The above title is, in fact, a quote from...

What is reality? One of the delights of the creative world is that you come across so many different portrayals of reality, but the ones...

I have always been fascinated by Quentin Blake’s view of the world. Superficially we have some things in common. Like me, he is 5’7”. ...

2025 First of all I would like to thank my readers. If you are new to my blog welcome we look forward to publishing more blogs and images...

Having done our research, I'll explain why we choose to wear Paramo Directional Clothing Systems. We consider what we need at first,...

O is for Georgia O’Keeffe, a modernist American painter of the twentieth century born in 1887. I went to visit an exhibition of her...

I am a longstanding member of the National Trust and I have had a relationship with them for decades! Of late, like a problematic...

Or rather, lack of it? To quote the Beatles it does not seem to be ‘here, there or everywhere’ just at the moment! I wonder if creative...

I have long been fascinated by Leonardo da Vinci. I have wondered whether he was on some kind of spectrum (he rarely went back to...

This painting is Klimt’s most popular work and a favourite of the friend who helps me write this blog (due to my dyslexia). It is loved...

I need to explain this heading - no, we are not exploring the creative pursuit of jewellery-making but rather referring to my friend and...

“It’s not what you look at but what you see”. So said Henry David Thoreau and never has this statement been more accurate than when you...

The creative art of Ben Horne. YouTuber. Film photographer. I have followed Ben for many years on YouTube; with over 450 videos that's a...

The concept of gratitude has a chapter all to itself in ‘The Mindful Photographer’ by Sophie Howarth, and it’s easy to see why. The book...

Ambleside Annexe - a personal review from our visit in 2021 - we hope to return sooner rather than later Firstly, Ambleside Annexe is...

I didn’t realise how important a quiet space was for me until I lost it! (Jacquie finds this comment funny!) Those of you who live in the...

Excerpt from Fragile by Sting: “If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one Drying in the colour of the evening sun Tomorrow's rain...

Under the heading of ‘Exposure’ I would like to look at 3 different areas. Exposure to/in Art As a child, I was captivated by Tony Hart’s...

I always look forward to and welcome a new season of inspiration. We’ve just had the Southeast Open Studios (SEOS), a wonderful...