Exhibition at Clare Hall, Cambridge 10/3/23 - 27/4/23 Herschel Road. Cambridge CB3 9AL Tel: 01223 332360 porters@clarehall.cam.ac.ukj
Read MoreTen years after... My oil portrait of the (then) leaving Dean of Coventry Cathedral, the Very Reverend John Irvine in their jubilee year 2012. The portrait is in the Provost's Vestry and I hadn't seen it framed and in situ until this Christmas Eve when I revisited the Cathedral. Very many thanks indeed to the kindness and time of Michelle, Tim and priest Carolyn for enabling me to visit my painting once more!
Read MoreA magical feature, the old Mill Race at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. The growth of very mature trees such as Oak and Ash with hawthorn and blackthorn crowding around has immense beauty... The real scene is one of gentle gradual decay and inevitable disintegration, this Mill Race is a remarkable remnant of Kenilworth Castle's medieval history. It is situated above what was once the Great Meer (Lake) which snaked around the castle and out over what is now pasture for cattle and a pleasant countryside walk. Indeed, cattle wander up to use the Race as shelter from inclement weather. Queen Elizabeth I, as guest of Robert Dudley in the 1500s was rowed across the Great Meer on a prestigious royal visit to Kenilworth. On dog walks, I regularly walked the Race on early frosty winter mornings. I later drew my memory of the Race in pen and ink over three days. Thank you.
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