Sunset over Windermere towards Lakeside.
As you climb over Gummer’s How (Viking name) from Bowland Bridge, you are met with the south side of Windermere Lake snaking off north. In the distance, you see the high mountains of the West fells in distance and the
Quiz Night – Questions of Life & Death
Since making the cover art, I’ve started making inroads in the developing story. Here’s a taste of what I have come up with so far… “It was Halloween, the days were getting shorter and the sunset was a good two hours
The Hare & Hounds Inn
Andrew & Simon run the Hare & Hounds Bowland BridgeWhen I was visiting the Lakes I said to the owners I would create a murder mystery.It needed a cover
Ithaca Frikes harbour
This picture is the harbour of Frikes before you reach the better-known Kioni. I am exploring the depth of field and the perspective of the boats in the foreground. The sun is fully on the small town at midday. It is quite am
Crossing over the causeway to Lindisfarne
It was 9.15 am and the water would soon be covering the causeway making Lindisfarne an Island again. A few walkers were watching the sea in the distance while making their way between the poles which poked out of the sand. The
The Greenhouse studio restored!
I commenced art-working this last weekend in the newly constructed greenhouse. The temperature on the weekend was a tad challenging but I put in a stint on Friday night and then followed it up before 9.00 am on Saturday. It all
Glorious Lindisfarne and Northumberland
I spent a week pottering around the land of the rievers, Utred and various battle sites and castles. What could be more inspirational than this wonderful county? These hasty scribbles give a feeling. A self portrait of me walking from the
Completion of the Falconer / Morningstar trilogy
In the last epic stories I wrote which were set in Rajasthan at the time of the Mughal invasion, I found that the overall story came to a fitting end. Two other characters had emerged in the heat of battle
Sir David Attenborough turns Piccadilly Circus ‘Green’
As dusk set in the capital, the 20-minute takeover saw the celebrated naturalist Sir David Attenborough dominate Europe’s largest digital advertising display to remind passers-by that plants are the basis of all life, are the heartbeat of the planet, and
Organic writing and art
I like to think lately I am understanding more of my creative strengths and weaknesses. I have always enjoyed travel and my fascination with the Islands has always been evident. I guess it started with an archaeology trip to a