It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally gotten around to sorting out my photographs from my trip to London last weekend. I wanted to celebrate my birthday but I prefer weekends away to nights out, and there was an exhibition I wanted to see at the Museum of London, so the destination choice was […]
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Culture Cuts
I’ve been annoyed for quite some time about the plummeting status of culture and the arts in the UK, and the growing clamour for better funding for sport following the success of the Olympics has further demonstrated the divide between those who think the arts are important, and those who don’t. It’s become particular apparent […]
The Lost Art of the Letter
On Monday night, I watched an item on BBC News about a new Van Gogh biography that attempts to explode the legend that the troubled artist committed suicide. The primary research materials have been the thousands of letters left by Van Gogh and it got me thinking. So many biographies rely on correspondence either written […]
Robot Rock – Or Why I Started Drawing Again
I’ve been trying to come up with new ideas for fiction, and I remembered reading Zoe Westhof‘s eBook guide to having a creative mini retreat to boost your creativity. I still haven’t managed to find the time to set aside an entire weekend, but I decided to grab some spare time where I had it, […]
