The Ark in Somerset is my latest book to be published and my first novel. The seventeenth century comes alive as a king in exile escapes through Somerset and Dorset. In the aftermath of the Battle of Worcester in 1651, a defeated king becomes the most hunted man in England. The Ark In Somerset tells…
Yasmin David at Honiton in Devon
The Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Devon is a wonderful rural art centre. It is almost five years since I have been there and my recent trip was as enjoyable as my first. I wrote about the gallery back then so only need to add the link to that post of 2022. The latest exhibition is…
The Apocalypse Tapestry at Angers, France
The Bayeux Tapestry is attracting great reviews in London. Those who follow this blog know I am a keen admirer and have written numerous posts on the Romanesque masterpiece. But today we were in Angers, a city in western France beside the Maine river at the edge of the Loire Valley. We visited the hugely…
The Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in London
The Bayeux Tapestry has finally arrived in the United Kingdom. After a few years of debate and uncertainty the historic loan has been realised. It was delivered overnight to the British Museum last week amidst high security. This all follows an historic agreement between France, promoted by President Macron, and the British Government. The 70-metre-long…
Larry Hams – Figures on the Beach, My Painting of the Month.
Lawrence Gordon Ham (1934 – 2007), more commonly known as Larry Ham was born in Newquay in Cornwall. He was trained at the Chelsea School of Art. There he met Vivian Pitchforth, war artist and yet another to make the connection between Wakefield and Cornwall (indirectly I know!). Whereas Pitchforth was more of a classical…
