. The reason for this photograph is not to show you my studio in Portugal but to give you some practical advice. . . There are two vital pieces of equipment showing that every aspiring artist needs. I cannot over-emphasis how important they are. (Pause whilst the avid viewer carefully studies the photograph using well […]
Work continues apace at A Galeria Secreta in Portugal. . It was felt that the classic ‘4 Weddings and a Funeral’ needed updating to reference progression in recognisable official relationships. Here you can quite clearly see that I’m getting very near to the edge – the cutting edge – of social and artistic excellence. […]
Although A Galeria Secreta in Portugal is getting quite crowded yet another sculpture has emerged. This is Hilda sitting atop the Boar’s Jaw throne surveying her boardom. Well it’s either that or Hilda is worried her HRT treatment has gone terribly wrong. .
For those people who can’t get beyond wondering why I use rubber ducks a lot this might help. Imagine the duck is a person, even perhaps, yourself. Anyway, this piece is called ‘This is What Ducks Do’ and is made from very heavy limestone and a rubber duck. Technically it was quite tricky to make […]
By this time next week, with good luck and a following wind, we should be ensconced in a our pad in Portugal. I’m looking forward to seeing our neighbours Seena and Amorim. Immediately next door to us is their barn and October is when Amorim fires up his still and makes a rather nice hooch. […]
One of the things I love about Portugal is the inability to converse with the natives. As we all know the majority of the spoken word is wasted on expressing opinions of little worth, silly banter and boring anecdotes. (Avid readers fall into a different category …. obviously). I’m very pleased to keep my communication […]
