I was once lucky enough to be a guest at a Metzger Ensemble Concert and my hosts had front row tickets. I was sat right in front of the players, which was a very intimate experience. There were four musicians, who sometimes played all together, and other times there...
This Piece is to capture the experience of sitting amidst a chamber orchestra in full swing. The second violin, viola and cellist are all there, synchronising their cues by looks. The viola player is looking directly out of the picture at the viewer; that and the...
“Translating the Dots”, was inspired by the intense way in which a violinist I was watching looked at the combination of black dots on a page, clearly a type of dialect, his arms pulled the music out of his instrument and his whole person transformed them into an...
This painting is about the blissful beginnings for this newcomer. The Road to Uckfield goes past the aptly named Harveys Brewery pub: Half-Way House. The pub I’ve painted as a bit of a gingerbread house (the road really does twist like that) and the road signs are...
On arrival in Sussex, my first impression was the feeling that ancient lives were still in existence somehow. This was particularly evident in the rickety buildings and tiny alleyways of Lewes. That feeling was embodied during the much-celebrated Bonfire Night march...
