I have always found art and music totally absorbing. Some of my earliest childhood memories relate to them. I clamoured for pencils and paper when I was young so that I could draw – anything and everything. Some songs on the radio made me emotional at a very tender age. Continue Reading
Richard Strauss
Originality, Copyright and Copying – January 2019
The word ‘original’ for an artistic or musical work means that it’s created and produced for the very first time: it is totally new and has never been seen or heard before. A works existence depends on a degree of thought, skill, effort and labour used by its creator but, Continue Reading
July 2017 Blog
Two months have flown by and there has been much to think about during this time. Painting has taken a back seat, as family comes first, and I’ve been doing my best to help my wonderful wife, Christine, after a serious operation involving major surgery. Fortunately progress has been good. Continue Reading
August 2016 Blog Art and Music – Painting Sound
This is the last blog for the time being about art and its musical connections. I recently starting watching a television series about the history of recorded music and one of the episodes was entitled “painting sound”. This is exactly what has captivated me in recent years. Is it possible Continue Reading
July 2016 Blog Music and Art(3) Love, Sex and Death
Love, sex and death are some of the most frequently explored themes featuring naked or partially covered bodies in the history of western art and music. Venus, Adam and Eve, naked Gods and Godesses, reclining female nudes, seduction and even rape have been regularly featured in visual art history and Continue Reading
May 2016 Blog (2) Art, Music and Synaesthesia
Some of my earliest childhood memories are of art and music. I clamoured for pencil and paper so that I could draw – anything and everything. Certain pieces of music sent strange tingling feelings down my spine at a tender age too. Sketching, painting, listening and performing subsequently became central Continue Reading
June 2014
The last few weeks have been ones of intense activity- finishing a commission, repairing a damaged painting, starting some new work, going to exhibitions, meeting and contacting new and old friends and generally looking at the art world from a new perspective. Part of the reason for this feverish period Continue Reading