
This second lockdown is hard.
The longest month in history? – and still 12 days to go.

This second lockdown is hard.
The longest month in history? – and still 12 days to go.

Yesterday afternoon in Chapel Allerton Park, Leeds, LS7.
I came home and looked up.
I was inspired, despite the present difficulties.

This is on the back road to Otley.
One of the millions of rainbows that have appeared in recent months.
The 8pm clapping finished last week – but we are still thankful –
Thank you NHS and thank you NHS workers.
And thanks to the artists at East Breary Farm too…
Not the only one leaving.
A recent commission was to draw this house in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
It was built 200 years ago, in 1820 – the same year that Anne Brontë was born and HMS Beagle first launched.

Anne Brontë

HMS Beagle in the Strait of Magellan
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It’s four in the afternoon, the end of December
I’m painting this now just to make me feel better
North Leeds is cold, but I like where I’m living
There’s music on Francis Street all through the evening…


A painting from memory, this roundabout is near Pannal, just over the border in North Yorkshire. These roads lead to Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds and Otley.

Another view from the living room window. This may also be the first and only painting of my Celica. It was consigned to scrapyard the following week.