Norman Ackroyd: Artist Portrait
I had a fantastic visit to Norman Ackroyd’s amazing factory building in Bermondsey, London yesterday. He regaled me with stories of his travels and philosophy toward his art and working practice.
Mel Gooding: Art Historian
So sad to hear the news today that Mel Gooding, writer, critic and art historian has died. I have worked with Mel often over the years and interviewed him about some of the artists that we show at the gallery. He was fearless when talking about art and I learnt and saw something new every […]
Mo Jupp Portrait
Very sad to hear the news that Mo Jupp has died. A lovely man and a very interesting and inspiring ceramic artist. I met him briefly while photographing Daniel Smith and only took one shot of him while we had lunch. This is it.
Dora Holzhandler Portrait
It is with great sadness that I heard of the death last week of gallery artist, Dora Holzhandler. I visited her tiny flat in London to take her portrait in 2010. Surrounded by her paintings and photographs of the Dalai Lama and the Queen, she kept me fuelled with stories of her youth and enough […]
Andrzej Kuhn and my visit to Atlantis
I was very sad to hear the news that the artist Andrzej Kuhn has died this week. I have lived and worked with his paintings for many years now and my visit to Atlantis to photograph him and his studio will always stay in my memory.
Phil Rogers in Wales
Went to Rhayader and the magnificent Elan Valley, one of the most beautiful regions of Wales to photograph Welsh potter, Phil Rogers. Apart from many sheep we also encountered a remarkable collection of red kites. We were told that when the red kites were scarce, they were guarded by guerkhas stationed in the trees. Hmmm… […]
Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris
Went to Paris last week to see Tuck and Patti play at New Morning Jazz Club. I had a couple of hours to kill so went to the Pompidou. Couldn’t believe it when I saw that there was an Henri Cartier-Bresson show on. Left me speechless. What a genius.
New Scarecrows
Found 2 more scarecrows today, near Egleton. They looked like soldiers falling in battle – like a Robert Capa picture. The first one’s head had been blown off by the wind and he looked like he was crawling over to it.
Photoshoot at Hambleton Hall
Spent the day at Hambleton Hall photographing Nic Collins pots, between rainstorms. The two massive dishes were fun to move around the grounds, much to the amusement of the guests of the hotel. The pictures will be used for a monograph being produced to coincide with an exhibition at Goldmark Gallery. A rare pic of […]
