painting

Mental strength, and an exhibition

I enjoy the drawn-out psychological quagmire that is cricket, both one-day games and test matches. One of the appeals is in the equivalent of watching a train wreck in slow motion: the mental disintegration of … Read more

Virgil Elliott

I’ve been reading Virgil Elliott’s Traditional Oil Painting (2000). ‘Virtually all of the great works of art create a mood that the viewer cannot help but feel. This, more than anything else, is the mark of … Read more