Category Archives: Art

Last night walking from London Bridge to Bankside

How gorgeous is this view – City / Lights / River / so lucky to live in London

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At Last!

I have just finished two new paintings, and delivered them ( at least the Post Office will do that tomorrow ).

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North One Artists Paintings and Prints

Last night 10 artists ( North One Artists or NOA ) had a very successful Private View at The Gallery, Alan Baxter & Associates, 75 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EL. Jim Churcher Joan Dannatt Mick Davies Shelby Dawbarn Wendy Jacob … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society’s Autumn Dinner

Last Sunday evening, 29 RWS Members and their guests assembled at the Bankside Gallery for the annual Autumn Dinner. Sixty four people sitting at eight tables had a delicious candle lit supper provided by the latest up and coming restaurant … Continue reading

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Strictly Come Dancing and Me

I have just realised I am the Ferne Britton of painting – exactly what Bruno, Craig, Len and Darcy say to her every week applies to me. Nice, competent, decent performance but lacks excitement. Bruno told her to stop dusting … Continue reading

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Quince and Apple Jelly

Someone gave me more quinces so this time I added apple to make the jelly. Very satisfactory.

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Royal College of Art last night

  Someone with impeccable taste and discernment bought this at a Charity do last night – in aid of Chase Shooting Stars Children’s Hospice

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The talented Mr Winthrop

My brother has always drawn, but he is also a musician. Today he said something really interesting, every piece of paper IS a bit different, and every Rotring (pen) nib IS also different – just as every saxophone reed IS … Continue reading

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Keeping at it!

These will be at a Charity Exhibition at the RCA in London next week.

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Royal Watercolour Society Autumn Exhibition

Spent yesterday helping to layout RWS Member’s paintings for the opening tomorrow.We lay the paintings out flat on the floor, and then start placing them. This time we were trying to hang the member’s work together – this is a … Continue reading

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