I did this sketch on April 4th 2020 during the covid lockdown, on the day Keir Starmer became leader of the Labour Party. It’s of a pantomime horse trying to pull in both direction, and being stabbed in the back by all sides. It seems somehow prophetic… Et tu, Wesley..? #LabourParty
Another good day at the exhibition of my paintings at Gallery 56 in Norwich, and some really nice reaction to the work. The Norfolk and Norwich Festival's going on as well, so if you're in town feel free to pop in! #gallery56 #ExcursionsInAlbion
Excursions in Albion - an exhibition of some of my paintings and drawings at Gallery 56 in St Benedict's Street, Norwich. It runs from Thursday 7th to Wednesday 13th May. If you're around, pop in - it'll be good to see you! #gallery56 #ExcursionsInAlbion #exhibition #Norwich
Kite flying at midnight (inks on card 20cm x 40cm) What better way to end a long day than to fly a kite in the dead of night #kiteflying #nocturne
Norwich this afternoon - cloudless skies over the Cathedral spire pigeons too afraid to fly #NorwichCathedral
darkling I listen music for two nightingales and an ersatz cello f. scott fitzgerald reading the first verse of ode to a nightingale by john keats nightingales recorded at westleton heath in suffolk #sanderson&sanderson #nightingales #JohnKeats #F.ScottFitzgerald
darkling I listen
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The Myth of the Nightingales One of the cultural myths concerning the nightingale involved it singing along to a cellist during a live broadcast by the BBC, though it now seems likely that the corporation used the skills of a siffleur to impersonate its song... #sanderson&sanderson #nightingales
the myth of the nightingales
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East Anglian Pastoral # 3 - the nightingale sings louder than the warplane (oil on canvas 50cm x 40cm) #nightingale #EastAnglianPastoral
To Charleston House this afternoon , home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and a regular meeting place for the Bloomsbury Set. There's a very interesting exhibition about Leonard and Virginia Woolf, and the history of the Hogarth Press on there at the minute. #CharlestonHouse #HogarthPress
Home Front - a recollection of Beachy Head from long ago (oil on canvas 120cm x 115cm) #beachyhead #oilpainting
Tumuli and vapour trails on an early evening walk up to Firle Beacon on the South Downs Way #FirleBeacon #SouthDownsWay #tumuli
To Farley's Farm this afternoon, for a tour round the home of Roland Penrose and Lee Miller. A splendid afternoon with great art and great cake... #FarleysFarm #sussex
Long Man, Wilmington (watercolour on paper 70cm x 50cm) We were surprised to discover that the figure of the Long Man is marked out by concrete blocks… #LongMan #Wilmington #chalkfigure
Prospect Cottage, home of Derek Jarman at Dungeness, with the nuclear power station in the background. I suspect the Dungeness Estate aren't entirely happy with his legacy, with lots of signs warning people not to take photographs or shoot videos, and not to annoy the locals... #ProspectCottage
On our way to Dungeness this afternoon we took an unintended detour to the 12th century church of St.Clement in Old Romney, the last resting place of artist and film-maker Derek Jarman #StClements #OldRomney #DerekJarman
At St. Peter's and St. Paul's in Peasmarsh a lion bites its knotted tail in a heraldic display of fury and rage #PeasmarshChurch #Sussex
In comes I, bold Saint George From Old England did I spring I fought the Scotch and French My wonders to begin... I drew this five years ago today, during the early part of the pandemic - hence the mask - when the world seemed a simpler, less fractious place than it is now #StGeorge'sDay
The radar tower at Fairlight Coastguard Station this evening, monitoring the ships in the Channel, and keeping us safe from invasion... #Fairlight #radartower #sussex
A short drive to Rye, where we spent most of the afternoon at Lamb House, a National Trust property that used to belong to Henry James, and where he entertained his well-connected literary friends. E.F Benson lived there afterwards. #LambHouse #HenryJames #Rye #EFBenson
Sheep grazing this evening in an apple orchard on a farm near Rye #Peasmarsh #orchard #Rye #EastSussex
April 17th - a view of Orford Ness from this side of the river. The Cold War never ended, we just stopped listening and didn't realise that our allies had changed sides. #orfordness #suffolk #coldwar
A carving at Dragon Hall, where we were this evening for the launch of If This Be Magic by Daniel Hahn, a book about the complexities of translating Shakespeare #NationalCentreForWriting #DragonHall #Norwich
A legendary Turkish knight slays a mythical reptilian beast, becoming the patron saint of English patriots. From a wall painting in St Gregory's Church, Norwich, now used as an antique centre. #StGeorgeAndTheDragon #wallpainting #Norwich #StGregory'sChurch
A pigeon on the gravestone of Emma Jane, beloved wife of Walter Martins, died a couple of days ago in 1888 aged 36. St. Margaret's Church, Sea Palling #St.Margaret'sChurch #SeaPalling #Norfolk #pigeon
...and another night at the Octagon Chapel in Norwich, for a lovely intimate gig by Hartwin Dhoore (accordion) and Ross Grant (violin). Top notch stuff... #Hartwin&RossGrant #OctagonChapelNorwich
To the mediaeval church of St. James the Less, Pockthorpe, home of Norwich Puppet Theatre, for another evening of culture - this time an excellent gig by Kris Drever, with support by Annie Dressner. #NorwichPuppetTheatre #KrisDrever #St.JamesTheLessPockthorpe
Psychopomp (ink and watercolour on cotton rag paper, 80cm x 60cm) supposedly singularly unkind the raven will guide us home #raven #psychopomp
