

Updating Paintings 1
When I was in Soller this last month I could get some Gesso, so i took a long hard look at some paintings with a view to improving them....


My Favourite Group of Artists
The Glasgow Boys was a group of artists that emerged in the late 19th Century and were influenced by the Realism, Impressionism and Post...


You Have been Framed
Just discovered a great framing service and two floating frames have been added to two paintings here in the UK. What a difference they...


The Ladies on the HaHa
Just finished my latest painting which is of a wonderful picnic and drinks on the Lawn in Bath a couple of weeks ago. Yes i am in the...


The Ladies Picnic in the Setting Sun on the HaHa
A glorious day and folk were enjoying the Sunday afternoon chatting and drinking on the Lawn in Bath. I wish i had taken some sketches or...


Dancers in Soller
My latest painting of the local dancers in Soller. The men wear bandannas, blouson shirts, waistcoats, sash waistbands and pantloon pants...


Soller Dancers
Soller in Majorca has a rich history and culture which is maintained and captured vividly in the many traditional events. The Firo and...


Joaquin Sorolla
Yesterday we went to the National Gallery in London to see their exhibition of Joaquín Sorolla. I had written about this wonderful...


Sketching out my next painting
I can't wait to fly to Soller on Monday, not only to good weather but also the Firo. I thought hard about the next image that would...


'The Streets of London' H.E. Tidmarsh
I found an exciting book in Greenwich Oxfam shop this weekend which featured an artist i have never heard of but who painted a number of...