Monthly Archives: October 2025

On visiting a friend this week, I saw on her wall the very first work I ever made with found materials – my reinterpretation of Madamme Matisse with Green Stripe, a portrait by Matisse of his wife which shocked the … Continue reading →

At this early stage of my MA, it is my intention to carry on working with found materials with a (not yet formed) research question around The Art of Collection: what we collect, why we collect, how we display what … Continue reading →

Jimi Hendrix has gone to his new home…

Two weeks into the Fine Art P/T MA! How does it feel? Stimulating, exciting, confusing, overwhelming, and challenging! It’s a completely different approach from my BA twenty years ago – self-directed, self-determining. The facilities at AUP (Arts University Plymouth) are … Continue reading →

I’ve just completed one final work before concentrating on new MA ideas. Taken from an album cover Both Sides of the Sky by Jimi Hendrix, the image is very similar to the portrait of Charlie Courtenay (see Blog post 23/04/25) … Continue reading →