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

As this column reaches its first century (the article to follow this one will be the 100th!), it's time for some shameless plugging....

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

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

Good evening to all my readers from a cold, damp UK, where the term 'April Showers' seems to be taking the proverbial, so to speak......

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...

Well, not me or my mind, particularly – though some might consider the title apposite! Instead, I refer to https://www.thecrazymind.com/,...

Today, October 26th, sees the anniversary of the birth of a true abstract pioneer, the Swedish artist Hilma Af Klint. Producing her...

With a nod to Blaise Pascal, I would like to introduce today my new painting, THE CENTRE IS EVERYWHERE. This 40 x 40 cm oil painting...

Regular and long-standing readers may remember earlier articles in which I have spoken of my creative process; of the very first fizzing...

Something a little irreverent (though not intentionally irrelevant) for today – I'm allowed to, for today's post marks this blog's...

No, not me – I passed the half-century a long time ago, but this blog; in a few posts' time we'll have reached 50 together! Thank you all...

In my April newsletter, I announced a new feature for the blog, in the form of occasional articles by guest contributors. Today I am...

This post marks the 'QUARTER-CENTURY' of blog since its inception last August! Thank you to all of you for your support. Welcome...

Firstly, thank you all for your support both new and ongoing, which means a lot to me. I apologise for the relative lack of posts...

I am celebrating a small Blog Milestone this evening – my twentieth post since I first set virtual pen to virtual paper in August last...

It is always nice to have one's words endorsed, even in retrospect! In previous articles, I have written of my firm and independent...

I have painted all my life. Like most children, my earliest efforts were abstract ones! I went on to draw the obligatory houses and...