Art

The Head of the River is synonymous with student life in Oxford, although a little up market for my student budget. I lived on the Abingdon road, so was a short walk from Folly bridge and the head of the river. Read the artist’s thoughts on this colourful interpretation of a contemporary Oxford landmark.

Artistic Reflection on Peace – HMS Belfast, at Night Cruising the Thames at Night When I wander around a city, I seldom think of war or conflict. For this I’m fortunate and not insensitive to the privilege or that I’m unaware of current conflicts. No, it’s just that, in typical everyday life, when you wander

Some Paintings are meant to be . The Weight of the Eye is a painting that wanted to be. A chance finding of a sculpture, as my children played in a park, led to the photograph I used to create it. The image spoke to me, as did the colours. Once I started painting. I

There are three punting places in Oxford, two in the city centre and Cherwell boathouse to the North,
Cherwell boathouse is, to my mind, the only place for punting. It’s peaceful and chaotic. There are punts and canoes and rowing boats, but no larger boats and no power boats. It’s beautiful, calm and relaxing then, occasionally the pole sticks in the mud and a drama begins. Will the punter fall in or not?