My wife is a yarn addict. I like to tell a yarn and I like cake. My wife’s addiction had discovered a not so often open cake and yarn shop in Otley so when the offer of cake was made this morning I as usual packed a camera. Now, for those of you who know […]
Street art July 2014
In my last blog, I mentioned bumming around Brick Lane waiting for the next cheap train home. I have visited the same sites in and around Brick Lane for several years now as the layers of artwork are constantly changing like the tide. Here are a few from my favourite locations. What I like about […]
Liverpool
A few images from Liverpool. Evening light.
Graduate gradually slips back into the mainstream
Barely a month has elapsed since we opened in Free Range yet the degree results are out and whether we like them or not, it is all water under the bridge. There is no going back and this weekend signifies a major step into my rehabilitation into mainstream society. Looking back on 2 years 10 […]
Neglected viewpoint
There has been so much going on lately that I have not been yomping into UCS at my usual times. Over the last 3 years I have walked a more or less similar route into UCS and crossing over Bond Street, I always look back over my shoulder to see if the doors are open […]
Waiting……………
I happened upon this scene whilst on my way to QA the catalogue for the forthcoming Trafalgar Art show. I had forgotten the allotment gardens existed just this side of the railway viaduct but they looked beautiful in the drizzly damp Ipswich I was walking through. This old lady seemed to sum up everything I […]
By Any Means
A brief flash on the screen whilst I caught up with By Any Means the other night showed this piece of art just off Brick Lane The above taken on Nikon P6000 The original Man at Work was taken on Agfa Vista 200 on an FE2
A Millstone around the dock
I have never been a fan of ‘The Mill’ on Ipswich Waterfront. It has proved to be useful as a photographic subject but the building sits uneasily in its surroundings and add to that the fact that it is unoccupied it is hardly a real asset for Ipswich. I was surprised to see on-line footage […]
London on a lighter note
A few images from yesterday to lighten the the tone after my earlier post.
Owens After Constable
Recently, I have been very privileged to record the Constable exhibition at Wolsey Art Gallery in Ipswich. I was able to witness the removal of the Millstream from the frame for a picture conservator to assess the condition and recommend restorative/conservation needs. this is a once in a lifetime event and to cap it all […]