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May 11th It was sunny… yippedy do dah. Ross and myself had separate rooms and the balcony looked over an architect-designed small hotel. Everything had been made from scratch to a top-notch standard. Returning to the Barbie world, it was almost as if the

May 8th It occurred to me that any Odyssey needs its crud… Cyclops? In fact it would not be an Odyssey if it didn’t have it. Today we have the evildoers, Trump, Putin etc. and the ever-seeing social media and news feeds. There are

5th May We packed the car and started through the streets of Pamplona, heading for Barcelona on the non-toll roads.Google Maps suggested 5 hours or so. As we headed towards Nuezla… a destination I had no knowledge of, on a road

Read on if you have time! 2nd May 2026 Breakfast on board the Brittany ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao, in the Commodore Lounge, was a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. The coffee and small croissant were good. The

This Thursday, Ross, my son, and I will set off to drive to Stavros in Ithika, a Greek island, with a car full of paintings and paraphernalia to run an exhibition. It doesn’t sound so much, but to create all

Since the death of the top narco lord in Mexico, you cannot underestimate the challenges the country will face in the future. Around 40 million tourists visit Mexico each year. Even in popular destinations such as Cancun, Tulum and Playa del

Oil inspired by Aututaki, Cook Islands. Years back pre covid I took a sketch book to the South Pacific. The book itself I will digress a bit on because it was sourced in Italy and was extremely well appointed. It was

While exploring Avebury, I was advised to look at the West Kennet Long Barrow. It is a splendid Neolithic chambered tomb on a hill in the Fyfield Down Nature Reserve. As the sunlight flooded into the passageway, you could see the

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