THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED’ PART 1 (1989)
‘ ‘What time will the bus to Chamundi arrive?’ I asked a man at the bus stop. ‘It’s already two hours late’. ‘Don’t worry, sir’,… Read More »THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED’ PART 1 (1989)
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THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED: PART 2 (2000)
I put little to no planning into these rural bus journeys. You got on if you could, hung on if you could, and fell off… Read More »THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED: PART 2 (2000)
5 MILES SHORT: INDIAN RAILWAYS (1981)
I had reached Madras, and travels in the sub-Continent had so far been largely by bus and by boat. I was determined to change that,… Read More »5 MILES SHORT: INDIAN RAILWAYS (1981)
CROSSING BORDERS (1981)
The India I had read about in novels stretched well beyond its current borders. I learned of a country that was referenced to include places… Read More »CROSSING BORDERS (1981)
AN EVENING WITH QAZI (1981)
Returning to Rawalpindi after a day of tedious administrative duties in Islamabad, I was planning a quiet night. I had a 5am departure to Peshawar… Read More »AN EVENING WITH QAZI (1981)
HIGHWAY 35 FIRST-VISITED (1981)
Raised in a parochial environment, where bomb sites, economic austerity, and disintegrating industries were omnipresent; low working-class aspiration prevailed on my happy childhood. The early… Read More » HIGHWAY 35 FIRST-VISITED (1981)
Two communities at the Edge: Seal Sands and Dungeness
I am a painter of place, and through a series of largely mixed media compositions, I attempted to express something of what it means to… Read More »Two communities at the Edge: Seal Sands and Dungeness
Staithes (Part 2): The Strand.
On North Yorkshire’s Jurassic coast, where Roxby Beck meets the North Sea, there is just enough space to squeeze in a landing place. The Old… Read More »Staithes (Part 2): The Strand.
Staithes (Part 1): The Village.
I stepped down from the ‘United’ bus at a junction on the main Redcar to Whitby road, and found myself on the edge of a… Read More »Staithes (Part 1): The Village.
“How Long Did It Take You To Do That?”
May 2014. Looking at paintings, people often seem to want an answer to the question, “How long did it take you to do that?” It’s… Read More »“How Long Did It Take You To Do That?”
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