Terry Willson Artist Portrait
So sad to hear the news of Terry Willson’s passing. He was a very talented printmaker and artist in his own right. He was also a troubled soul. Terry Willson was born in 1948 and was a well known British printmaker, painter, teacher and master printer. Willson’s art education was extensive: he studied at Huddersfield […]
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… […]
