The great pianist Shura Cherkassky, when confronted by that well-meaning but sigh-inducing post-concert green room question “Who is your...

If you are a regular reader of this column, you will know a few things about me and my relationship with art. You will know that, as well...

When I was at school in the 1960s and 70s, there were those who could spell, and those who could not. Those whose lack of ability was...

I was recently sent a family photo that unfortunately brought flooding back some memories of a traumatic period in my life. The era was...

During the 1990's I was in the happy position of being able to attend many classical concerts in London in the company of my great piano...

Firstly, you are reading the 100th article to flutter down from the windows of 'Artfully Abstracted Towers' – any bottles of Champagne...

In 1983 I graduated from Reading University, necessitating a return to the prison of my family home. Subversion was impossible. Any...

Vincent Van Gogh said (maybe) “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Whether Vincent Van penned or uttered...

A few of you know that, just over three weeks ago, my brother-in-law passed away after the sudden onset of a short but horrific...

Some of the best quotes are never fully attributable to any one individual. Either that or their words and/or essence have been massaged...

Well guys, this is now a nonagenarian site! It's taken me just under two years, but here we are on the ninetieth piece of artistic...

When the new, pretty striking, portrait of King Charles was unveiled, I was kept entertained for some time by searching and reading...

Hanging my head in shame, I see it has been over a month since I last posted. The past few weeks have not been easy, and I have not felt...

The concise and magnificent words in today's title came from the mouth of Jackson Pollock, one of the greatest, most influential and...

May 4th  saw the passing of the prominent American artist Frank Stella. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1936, this highly distinctive...

Greetings to all my followers at what really should be the beginning of Spring here in the UK – how is it in your other respective...

In 2021, I produced an oil painting entitled WITHOUT END. It represented, to a degree, a new departure from the approach I was currently...

This will probably be the last post of 2023, so may I begin by thanking you all for your support – and input – over the past year. Happy...

In 2019, I produced a somewhat hysterical painting, FRACTURED. FRACTURED - Haydn Dickenson (2019) Not long afterwards, I chanced upon the...

I am aware that it's been a while since I last posted. I have had a few worries and preoccupations. I was also laid low with persistent...