Andrew’s Blog

I met a friend at a Wimbledon Village coffee shop. Actually they do more than coffee. We were chatting about my colon cancer and I was joking around, much to their consternation. One of the [...]

Andrew will be having a one-man exhibition, ‘PAINTING MUSIC’ at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester England from 19th March. He will be showing drawings, paintings, [...]

Collaborating with Kathryn Williams at the Royal Northern College of Music was an exciting and satisfying experience. She is a very gifted flautist and the college is an excellent place to work. [...]

Three more block buster exhibitions and a five star movie. How much can I take in such a short time? I want to talk about the film first because I just saw it, but that would be getting ahead of [...]

Autumn is fast arriving. The leaves are changing colour and falling and there’s morning mist in the air, along with the occasional lovely smell of illegal bonfires. It’s wonderful when you [...]

At my open studio there’s a chance for you to see, before it’s exhibited, the newest work that I’ve completed. You can also view the stages of this painting coming into being if you click ‘read [...]

Have we, the public and the cognoscenti become unable to tell the difference between good and bad in the arts, or are we being subjected to a campaign of ‘promotion of mediocrity’? If it’s the [...]

Dear Friends What is wrong with art education in England? I can’t talk about anywhere else in the world, but I think I have a pretty clear view of what’s not right here. Perhaps you think it’s [...]

Dear Friends The explainers want us to believe that only through them can we understand art. They have created a belief that only through words can we see art. Only what they say matters. [...]