hearts are trumps at fortnum and mason

 

a gratuitous juxtaposition

 

i wish they'd play kay starr on the tannoy !

two of the nation's great entertainments

 

looking from hungerford bridge towards the city ... the bridge was shaking with the steps of hundreds of homegoing workers

 

looking towards hungerford bridge from the south bank and beyond it to the savoy hotel ... where monet used to paint "atmospheres"

 

excuse me while i kiss the sky !

 

harvey nichols christmas windows ...

 

... at four o'clock this morning

 

grey matter

 

bracklesham ... a little sticker by the coin slot says "still only 20p"

sloane square at four this morning

the ubiquitous magritte

... et ce ne sont pas des cheminees ...

tall for just a moment

 

how do you spell enzo ?

 

les enfants du paradis

as in all GREAT art, it isn't flawless but with each viewing you continue to discover new felicities, inventions, and graces

 

bathroom stuff

 

relics ... i painted this hurriedly, about ten years ago, at a time when i felt i was weak in every way

battersea skyline ... the library at lavender hill

 

wandsworth skyline ... salvation army citadel

pyecombe church ... thirteenth century but devoid of original ornamentation ... just a few victorian or edwardian windows

pyecombe church ... early twentieth century glass

 

pyecombe churchyard gate ... turns on a central hinge

the handle of the gate may be a rare surviving south downs shepherd's crook, for which the village forge was once famous

edenbridge skyline

i've photographed this before but the light was better today

 

battersea skyline ... the old arding and hobbs department store tower from the step of the falcon pub