Chimney Pots, Edinburgh, May 2012.

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.

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

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… 

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.

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