Eagle is the common name for a wide variety of magnificent birds of prey. The name does not denote a natural group but rather any bird of prey large enough to hunt sizeable prey, although the eagle in this painting looks to be struggling in its search for food. Eagles can be found in allContinue reading “In search of food”
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Wild Fire
Uncontrolled and unpredictable fires are one of the most common forms of natural disaster in many parts of the globe including Australia and California. Whatever name they are given – wildfire, bush fire, wildland fire or rural fire – they often cause damage to property and loss of life as well as having major environmentalContinue reading “Wild Fire”
Then and Now
The development and growth of canals was literally key to the pace of the industrial revolution. The navigable water network grew as the demand for industrial transport increased. Canals provided a quick, and economic system for the nationwide transportation of goods including cotton and coal. In the 1830s railways were introduced and by the 1850’sContinue reading “Then and Now”
The Crow
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of medium to large-sized birds including crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, magpies and jays. There is a fair amount of folklore and mythology surrounding crows. The Roman poet Ovid described the crow as a harbinger of rain. In Greek legend. princess Arne was bribed with gold by King Minos ofContinue reading “The Crow”
White Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year to art lovers all over the world.
The Mill, Dunham Massey
The Mill is one of the oldest buildings on the Dunham Massey estate to the south of Manchester in the UK. It dates back to the 17th century and was built as a corn mill and converted to a sawmill in 1860 and milled trees from the estate for around 40 years. It is poweredContinue reading “The Mill, Dunham Massey”
Poppies
Today is Remembrance Day
Homeless
Walking through Manchester, my home town, you cannot fail to be saddened to see so many homeless people sleeping rough on the streets. Winter is fast approaching bringing with it cold nights that will literally bring death to some of those without shelter and food. Please help if you can by donating to the SalvationContinue reading “Homeless”
Beach Sunrise
How many of us I wonder regularly see the sun rise each morning. The dawning of a new day when the weather is fine is a beautiful thing to witness. Emotionally different to a sunset not least because this is a new beginning and not an end. I hope I have managed to capture aContinue reading “Beach Sunrise”