“Working from my studio in beautiful Argyle & Bute on the firth of Clyde, I paint the people, the scenery and the lifestyle of this wonderful area.”
“Working from my studio in beautiful Argyle & Bute on the firth of Clyde, I paint the people, the scenery and the lifestyle of this wonderful area.”
Sometimes we have to wait until later in life to realise some dreams.
“Catch the wind in your sails, explore, dream, discover”
Mark Twain
Two cousins playing on the beach. They see a rock or a mermaid. The real and imagined childhood concepts of external objects not present to the senses. The stuff of legends.
“Do you believe in fairies? Say quickly that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands.”
M Barrie
Escaping your life can result in flying too close to the sun!
The iconic Emley Moor, Yorkshire, site of the famous radio mast. This is my Yorkshire grandaughter, dancing, caught in time.
A gathering of dog walkers if not executed with care can result in pandemonium.
“Crowded beaches do not spread Covid” a government advisor says.
During the pandemic there were some who cared little for the wellbeing of others. They were indifferent to strugglers, selfish and thoughtless. Users of people to reach their own goals yet unstable, baseless, lacking a strong moral foundation.
“At the end of the day, its not about what you have or either what you have accomplished.... it's about who you have lifted up, who you've made better, its about what you've given back”
Denzl Washington
Scottish folklore tells of selkies or seal people, who are half fish and half human. In the water they are seals but on land they shed their skins and take on human form. Selkies are often sighted by those living in remote coastal areas.
A delicate state of equilibrium in nature, due to the constant interaction between living organisms and the environment, can be adversely effected by human intervention.
Tango therapy - skin to skin, long pauses, stylized body positions, playful movement and intense expression. Romantic and lyrical, primal, fast and sensually disreputable.
For so long it lay dark and empty, trapped in a pandemic that forbade revellers. So in my imaginings it comes to life - friends gather, merrily drinking to celebrate better times.
An intrepid group of locals gather at the weekends to plant, tidy, weed and titivate the village's green spaces. This they do with much joy and community passion.
Persons riding bicycles expertly, wearing lycra.
Getting out the orders is always a juggling act even with an ubiquitous soux chef. The enigmatic parrot looks on.
The hedonistic pleasure of unrestrictedly feeding one's face among friends.
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”
Mae West
Holding someone tightly in one's arms, comforting and consoling. This was my virtual hug during hard times.
'Zipping up my boots
Going back to my roots, yeah!'
Odyssey
Smart Phones are miracles, they turned us into gods
'With all the will in the worldDiving for dear lifeWhen we could be diving for pearls'
Robert Wyatt
Shipbuilding
So I took a breath
And made a wish
And blew them all away
Gabbie Hanna
'The Seal Lullaby
Where billow meets billow
Then soft be thy pillow
Oh weary wee flippers
Current thy ease
The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee
Asleep in the arms of the slow swinging sea'
Eric Whitacre
Sea Eagles habitats have experienced particularly threats given the context of human impacts on the environment
There is litter in the air
There is litter over there
There is litter on the tree
There is litter by the sea
There is litter on the sand
There is litter in my hand
There is litter by the house
There is litter by the mouse
It's smelly & it's grimy too
I wouldn't throw it, was it you?
Ava D aged 8
Every day I get in the queue (too much - magic bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (too much - magic bus)
Pete Townsend
You are failing us. But young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say:we will never forgive you.
Greta Thunburg
A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts
Peter Peter Pumpkin eater
Had a wife & couldn't keep her
He put her in a Pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well.
There is litter in the air
There is litter over there
There is litter on the tree
There is litter by the sea
There is litter on the sand
There is litter in my hand
There is litter by the house
There is litter by the mouse
It's smelly & it's grimy too
I wouldn't throw it, was it you?
Ava D aged 8