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A slight departure from the fantasy or Mesolithic stones, I had a crack at capturing this café/bar on Ithaca, which I visit each year. As I grapple with the oil paints, you can see that the scene has a few influences.

Inspired a bit by Ithaca and Brittany and many other more subliminal references. I have used a darker palette as I try to use the oils. This was initially going to be Garden of Eden, but I think it became the

About 25 minutes from Dinan in Brittany, I was told about these outstanding megaliths. You could sense the energy in the place. The striking resemblance to stones seen in Morbihan on  the Breton coast, but also Avebury in England is striking.

Women were probably valued much more in the distant past (5000BC) than we ever give credit for.. As a man, one has to be careful writing about such stuff as football and cricket success for women and the women’s England

Not many will know that a group of drowned river valleys on the west of Brittany have the most incredible Dolmen, Tumulus, mounds and monumental alignments at Carnac. Of course I joke when I say that any person of culture must

On a warm sultry evening as the sun's glow lost its intensity, I did this picture of the palms across the other side of the pond. A triffid-inspired spiker thrusts out its great flowered stem. In the distance a great

As it was decent weather, I decided to get some decent A1 paper out. When you think about working outside … or read about artists in the plein air, you tend to forget that a breeze can knock your

Views of Kefalonia from Lefki and the small deserted village of Exogi. Spot the lady on the terrace of the extraterrestrial restaurant. Tranquil and quiet before the holiday season commences. David Jackson 12.05.2025

On the trip, I popped in to see Patricia Morales. This lovely lady is probably the finest painter of Mayan pottery. My ‘daubs’ are oafish compared to her exquisite precision. The only thing in my favour is ‘it’s new’ and it has

The beach scenes are mostly from a bar off the bio reserve in Tulum.  The trees and columns from a lovely hacienda I stayed outside izmayal in the Yucatán. Not surprising some work better than others. I am calling this the "Yorkshire