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I have had many comments sent to me to say how much people are enjoying these Conversations which is lovely. Thanks to everyone – I enjoy doing them and there are more in the pipeline so keep an eye on

My last Conversation was with an old friend, painter Joe Smernicki, who, like me, attended the **th Reunion late last year. During the meal at the Reunion I found myself sitting beside someone I’d never met before and so my

Last year a group of us met to celebrate a significant anniversary since we started at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. I’m saying ‘significant’ rather than the years because it’s too scary! However we had a lovely

I’m away this weekend for a workshop with Sally Payne down at Hospitalfield near Arbroath so not far for me to travel and the site of many previous positive experiences; but more of that in a future post. Today I

Since early last year I have been thinking about new directions in my work. Those of you who know me will be familiar with a series of pieces completed over several years that explored the marks made by stonemasons when

It’s been very cold these last few days although bright and sunny overhead. After a bracing walk along the beach at St Andrews – think opening sequence of Chariots of Fire, without the running of course – I thought it

Happy New Year to everyone and I hope 2019 brings you all you want for yourself. Over the coming months I will be sharing the progress I make with my new project that explores an area of the North West

  One of the great pleasures of my time as a lecturer at the former Dundee FE College was being in daily contact with the wealth of creativity in the other artists also working there as lecturers.  We were a

The clocks have gone back and the the nights are drawing in so what better time to give you another Studio Conversation – this time with my friend Morag Gray. I have known Morag for many years and have always