Nine Barrow Down

Nine Barrow Down

by | Jan 9, 2023 | Art

NINE BARROW DOWN Polly Pedantic points out that there are in fact eighteen Bronze Age bowl barrows on Nine Barrow Down, plus a Neolithic long barrow, so it really ought to be called Nineteen Barrow Down…….. Whatever. Mark and I were up there in the desiccated days of...
Hengistbury Head

Hengistbury Head

by | Aug 16, 2022 | Art

HENGISTBURY HEAD Hengistbury Head! The name still evokes the excitement I used to feel when I was young and we went on family holidays to Southbourne ⛱🦀🕶🍦 Never mind the conventional seaside attractions – my favourite place was the flat-topped headland visible...
Bridport Art Society “Summer of ’22”

Bridport Art Society “Summer of ’22”

by | Jul 4, 2022 | Art

BRIDPORT ART SOCIETY “SUMMER OF ’22” EXHIBITION 18 JUNE – 10 JULY 2022 Delighted to say that my painting, ‘Kimmeridge Bay’ has been awarded the prize for Best Acrylic in Bridport Art Society’s exhibition, ‘Summer of...
Durdle Door

Durdle Door

by | Feb 28, 2022 | Art

DURDLE DOOR (It had to be done!)   Durdle Door! One of the most recognisable landmarks in England – and, it has to be said, something of an artistic cliché. Go into any gift shop or gallery within 50 miles of the Jurassic Coast, and it won’t take long...