Chimney Pots, Edinburgh, May 2012. View high resolution

Chimney Pots, Edinburgh, May 2012.

The Medina, Marrakech 2005. View high resolution

The Medina, Marrakech 2005.

This Week …

MY MOOD IS: Zen, having been angry at the world! I have extinguished the barbaric howl … 

MY SOUNDTRACK IS: Pinups-David Bowie. Rocket to Russia-Ramones. Too much Harold Budd to list.

MY FILM LIST INCLUDES: Sunshine Cleaning. 2 Days in New York (what a disappointment after 2 Days in Paris, NY is very adolescent and stereotypical - avoid.)

I LIKE: The good people, the random acts of kindness. The quotes that lift the spirit. Old School Punk Rock. The Revenge of Gaia. Katie and Shari - all round good eggs. The train journey to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

I DISLIKE: The policy makers. Those that wrap us in jargon and clichés. 

Assembly Rooms Music Hall, Edinburgh during refurbishment. April 2012. View high resolution

Assembly Rooms Music Hall, Edinburgh during refurbishment. April 2012.

River Tweed, Berwick-upon-Tweed, 17 May 2012. View high resolution

River Tweed, Berwick-upon-Tweed, 17 May 2012.

Moustache, New York, October 2009. View high resolution

Moustache, New York, October 2009.

Pease Bay, Scotland, 9th May 2012. A bit of a picture post-card view I know but just had to stop and explore en route to hanging my show in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is a beautiful secret bay…  View high resolution

Pease Bay, Scotland, 9th May 2012. A bit of a picture post-card view I know but just had to stop and explore en route to hanging my show in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is a beautiful secret bay… 

This Week …

MY MOOD IS: Happy, simply happy … The leaves turn green … 

MY SOUNDTRACK IS: David Live & Stage-David Bowie. Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites-Bach (Yo-YoMa). I love New York-Angel Corpus Christi. Thursday Afternoon-Brian Eno. I Am A Bird Now-Antony & The Johnsons. Stereo Total-My Melody. Japanese Dub-Jah Wobble. Battle Of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) Lee “Scratch” Perry. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan.

MY FILM LIST INCLUDES: Basquiat.

I LIKE: The Granary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed. My new painting - Seaflea. Churches. The Mentalist. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. Simple Pleasures - National Trust publication. Manchester City Football Club. Le Printemps blog. Pease Bay. Matthew & Wendy.

I DISLIKE: Nationalism. Tribalism. All the narrow minded ones banging drums … 

The Granary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Paintings by Michael Dawson. View high resolution

The Granary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Paintings by Michael Dawson.

Railway station, Berwick-upon-Tweed 11th May 2012. View high resolution

Railway station, Berwick-upon-Tweed 11th May 2012.