I knew that setting up just before a show and then taking it down the next day was going to make it a hard few days but even the...

11th April 2022 between 18.00 and 21.00 St Michael on the Mount Without (at the bottom of St Michaels Hill), Bristol. After the last two...

Is someone doing a lie count ? What the PM actually accused Sir Kier Starmer of was that 'he spent most his time prosecuting...

I was delighted that the ‘Colston 4’ were acquitted of criminal damage having admitted that they rolled the statue of Edward Colston into...

Although I never met the man or was even in his presence, throughout my architectural career from student in Dundee to fledgling project...

I recently watched a really insightful programme that featured a discussion between Bridgit Riley and Kirsty Wark (still available on...

One of the last projects I worked on while at CODA architects was a proposal to Bristol City Council for an undeveloped and what is...

I have to admit to being a fan of all things German, so you can imagine my irritation when in every TV programme or YouTube post I’ve...

Shopping is getting back to normal and we now know what cost society is prepared to put on that luxury: 800 deaths / week. Given that our...

'An idea of a view' I’ve just visited the fabulous new exhibition of Frank Bowling paintings, (open until 26th September 2021) comprising...

Reasons I will not be engaging with the fashion for Artists to create Art as Non-Fungible Tokens! While the idea behind NFTs was, and is,...

It is the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin wall: a moment when the whole of European politics changed and the threat of...

Im delighted that three of my paintings will be shown in Zurich as part of the Artbox Project in the Swiss Art Expo (dates 25-29th August...

As Black Monday wiped £50,000m off the value of shares on the London stock exchange, Rick Astley released "Never Gonna Give You Up" and...

Twelve of my photos of trees taken during the lockdown of November 2020 to April 2021 are now published (See also my January blog on Tree...

Its great that galleries are opening up again and I've been to see a few socially distanced shows( RWA, That Art Gallery and Centrespace )...

Emerging from this third lockdown has set me thinking about whether I could have managed the year better. It started with good...

Irony at work. I saw these books in shop windows as I was taking a recent permitted exercise break from my laptop: either people are off...

So, what’s the difference between the vigil held for Sarah Everard attended by 100’s of women wanting to peacefully assemble with other...

I've been baking bread for years, starting with the basic albeit brick heavy white pan loaf from Mollie Weir's brilliant all purpose...