

Medieval magic
A successful first trimester is celebrated with carols, candlelight and a wander discovering the most beautiful cribs and nativity scenes...


Holding firm and fast
Warm colours on a cool day - a long late summer delivers a heartening glow to earthy tones on a clear, clean, fresh December day. The...


Glowing embers
"...there is nothing—absolute nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." said the water Rat famously to Mole in...


Thunderstorms and bicycles
Early morning reveille changed this morning. Street vendors hauling their carts from storage around 5am, clanking and rattling their way...


The Arno in Autumn
The Arno sparkled this morning on route to the studio. Spirits lifted and smiling faces turned to the sun after a wet and humid week....


The luxury of time
When challenges confront me in work, life and study I think on what the Masters achieved in an era where day to day challenges were far...


Getting reacquainted
Ours is a different relationship now. There is a subtle change between city and visitor, borne of some familiarity and a shift in focus...


Addio Inghilterra, ciao Firenze
It began as a whisper, a small flame. Gathering strength and momentum it sought a way to nurture, grow and define itself, to gain clarity...