Journal Musings

Sep 303 min read

Was I Born an Artist?

Maybe this was always how it was meant to be. The bit in the middle was a massive stepping stone. My evolution as an artist...

Dec 8, 20234 min read

'Up tiddly up, down tiddly down...

This was a trip we had booked in early 2020 for December of that year, assuming that the Rona would have jogged on, and Austria would be...

Jul 30, 20234 min read

Venus in Blue Jeans

I had to be careful not to write Forever in Blue Jeans, because that's also a song, but actually both titles would work. Although it's...

May 14, 20235 min read

It's only taken 50 years

There's nothing like something in nature to bring back memories from childhood, causing all the pieces to click together like one of...

Feb 10, 20235 min read

The Man in the Orange Coat

Sadly, I don't have a photo of the man I'm writing about, so you'll just have to visualise a bright orange duffle coat, worn by an...

Oct 16, 20224 min read

Impeccable taste.... poor morals

I was unsure about posting this story, but it's still on my mind so I feel it needs to be shared. One of my paintings has been stolen!...

Jul 17, 20223 min read

The Story of the Seahorse

When I create a piece of work, I have no idea how it will look by the end of the process. I intuitively choose the paint, canvas or...

Jun 16, 20223 min read

It's been a loooong time!

I’ve just realised the last time I wrote a blog/journal post was at the Spring Equinox. As we are now fast approaching Mid-Summer, I...

Mar 20, 20223 min read

Equinox Musing

I think the spring Equinox is noticed more than the autumn one. Although I love the feeling of hunkering down for the winter with a good...

Mar 17, 20223 min read

A Big Step!

"We travel the endless corridors of our mind until one day we find a pathway that leads us to our heart" A few weeks ago I embarked on a...

Feb 18, 20223 min read

Dudley .... meet Eunice

It's been a wild and wooly few days here in the south. We had a visit from storm Dudley, followed by the lovely full Snow Moon, and now...

Dec 23, 20213 min read

Simon's Seas

I write this just a day after I heard one of my friends had peacefully passed into spirit. It was one of those synchronistical moments...

Dec 26, 20204 min read

Highs and Lows. Lows and Highs.

There's no doubt about it, 2020 has been one hell of a year in more ways than we would ever have expected. No matter what your personal...