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Roll up and play the game. Or suffer everlasting shame. Was the recruiter's hearty rejoinder Over and out I heard my friends shout It’s only the toss of the king's coin Chance would have it To test your wit in this lethal heroic endeavour Believing the lie You roll the

These sketches were done using Japanese ink on cartridge paper. The location is Ithaka in the Greek islands. At the north of Ithika above the village of Stavros, there is a mountaintop village called Exoghi. Three years ago the small cafe was

I was given some Japanese ink and a matching brush. I cracked out this experimental selection. I have to say it is rather diverse. Two are live in the garden. The others are further afield .. but reflect the places

This is a loose interpretation of the olive groves behind Filatro Beach on Ithaca. It is a staging point. Pictures at this scale use a lot of pastel. So you have to temper the output. I like the depth of field on the picture

In my time in Ithaca it is difficult to compose or quite get it right…When I take the pastels and paper abroad you can never quite control the substrates so well. However, I carry on the experimentation in various sketches for

I signed up for an art course this last weekend. It was on the back of the current exhibition relating to impressionism on paper. Being self-taught I thought it might help to understand a little more about the whole art topic.

This picture was created with the wide wheat fields of Ukraine in mind. The sun or moon depicted by the spiritual whirlpool radiates life-giving energy to the landscape which is draped with the blue and yellow of Ukraine. The crop

With the thought of the terrible fires burning on Rhodes, one is drawn to the terrible cost born by the natural world. This 2000-year-old olive tree on Ithaca has survived everything the climate has thrown at it. With this ‘warming’

This atmospheric picture gives something of the atmosphere of this hill town..previous summer home of the Raj..1860-1947. The town and its famous toy railway nestle at close to 8000 feet. The diesel electrics ply their service on the 94 km track

I decided to paint this scene because I love the old town of Ravenglass.  This again is my interpretation…but impressionist I guess.  The Sky contrasts with the sandbanks at the front of the battered defence wall that protects the main street.  I hope