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
2021..the Ghosts of a year past
The pictures here reflect the intermittent patchy time I have been able to devote to painting.Early in the Year, I was producing pictures for the third story in theAdam & Evelyn trilogy Then there came a lot of introspection as my