The Seascapes of Alfred Wallis
Alfred Wallis was seventy years old when he first picked up a brush and started to paint. Recently widowed, he […]
Alfred Wallis was seventy years old when he first picked up a brush and started to paint. Recently widowed, he […]
The Irish born poet and playwright Louis MacNeice was part of the ‘Auden Group’ sometimes referred to simply as the […]
‘Welcome to your life / There’s no turning back.’ One of the best opening lines. One of the best songs. […]
‘But if you love a writer, if you depend upon the drip-feed of his intelligence, if you want to pursue […]
A traditional English Tea Room by the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy! How did it get there? … It is […]
A fortuitous moment waiting to collect a Chinese takeaway led to the discovery of ‘The World of Interiors’, the only […]
Vacuum cleaners, coffee pots, electricity meters – how can a song populated with the determinedly ordinary things of life be […]
I almost titled this ‘Letter’ ‘I Think I See the Light’ – another great song from the soundtrack of the […]
A mix of cultures and references today! This exquisite piece, entitled ‘The Boat’, was inspired by the landscape of Scotland, […]
A companion piece to my earlier ‘Letter’ on The Watts Gallery, this Grade I listed terracotta chapel is just a […]