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The suicide of Vincent van Gogh – 29 July 1890
No CommentsRead moreOn 27 July 1890, Vincent van Gogh, an unkempt, unknown 37-year-old Dutchman, walked out of his lodgings in the village…
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Europeans discover Easter Island – 5 April 1722
Read moreThe rise and fall of Easter Island is a parable for our times; a warning from history of what happens when…
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The death of Carl Linnaeus – 10 January 1778
No CommentsRead moreThe Bible, Genesis 2:20, states: “And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and…
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In praise of iguanas!
Read moreGreen iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas and marine iguanas all have their own exquisite beauty, evolved over millions of years if you stop to take a closer look.
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Galapagos: all the fun of the fish market
Read moreThere is so much fun to be had watching wildlife at the fish market in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos: pelicans, sea lions, frigatebirds.
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Painting British Rock Music
Read moreMy British Rock Music painting is pure Pop Art! My life has always been accompanied by music, much of it…
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Robert FitzRoy: Captain Fantastic
Read moreEveryone knows what a weather forecast is, most people have heard of Charles Darwin’s Voyage of HMS Beagle, and most British people have heard of the shipping forecast. So it’s very sad to think that more people don’t know about Robert FitzRoy who made all these things possible.
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How I made my painting of the shipping forecast
Read moreDiscover how I made my painting of the UK shipping forecast, ‘Attention All Shipping’ in this blog which includes lots of photos of the work in progress.
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Shipping forecast wins award!
Read moreTo my utter surprise and delight, my shipping forecast painting, ‘Attention All Shipping’ has won a British Cartographic Society award!
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The Eynsham tea towel
Read moreA 100% cotton souvenir tea towel of Eynsham, a beautiful village in west Oxfordshire, designed in Eynsham and made in Britain.
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