Journal

A visual record of objects and places that appeal to me and which inform my work.

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What occurred to me as I passed this building in Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei was the intentional “game” that was set up where there is a gap between the top of the stone outer wall and the eaves of the tiled roof. This game is e
The steps in front of the Palazzo Municipale on Piazza della Repubblica in Cortona, Tuscany, is a meeting point. It is central, instantly recognisable and provides seating for tired legs. Located on the western side of the piazza and thrusting into
I noticed that the manner that the vine climbed the building in Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei appeared to mimic the mortar joints in the sandstone wall behind it. Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei Alpes Mancelles Sarthe Normandy France Vine
If ever there was a depiction in architecture of the prophet Jonah in the belly of a whale, then the attic corridor of Casa Batlló in Barcelona might just be it. The corridor is formed of a series of parabolic arches in a whitewashed brick, c
When I first saw the restored stone facade of Basilica di San Frediano in Lucca, I had assumed that the replacement stone had been intentionally sourced from a lighter stone from the original. The romanesque church standing today dates mostly back
The arcade in the Palais du Louvre located to one side of the well-known Pyramid in Paris is open to one side and the light entering from the side accentuates the rhythm of the arches and columns that form it. This photograph was taken in the after
Portrait 2025 #portrait #guitar #telecaster
The olive trees on the descent from the Chateauneuf du Pape frame the view of a modest building which is probably a house, although the entrance must be on the other side. It captured my imagination. Olive Trees Chateauneuf du Pape Shuttered Windo
In spite of the regular array of windows, plastered mouldings, and Juliet balconies, the facade of this apartment building on Calle de los Reyes in Madrid communicates the choices of its occupants in an ad hoc sense. Beneath this orderly arrangemen
Portrait Photograph taken in Hutton, Essex September 2025 #portrait #cycling #essex
Espanta-bruixes (witch scarers) on the rooftop of Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Milà take the form of helmeted warriors or sentinels. Referred to as the “guardians of La Pedrera,” their function is much more mundane. They are
The 13th Century Palazzo Municipale in Cortona, Tuscany, is a muscular medieval building set beside its more polite neighbour in the Piazza Signorelli. Both buildings share the same eaves height and are close but don’t touch. The contrast be
What began one year as an idea for a romantic date (and a wet one on that day) has turned into an annual “thing we do” as a family. Each summer, just as the Lavender reaches its peak, we visit Hitchin Lavender, wondering through the fiel
Portrait Réauville 2025 #portrait #guitar #ibanez #nylonstring
The pitch line of the silo roof in the grounds of a working farm in Bettolle near Siena is echoed in the pitch line of the hill in the background. Bettolle Siena Tuscany Silo Hills #architecture #bettolle #siena #toscana #silo #farm #hills
L’Amour de ma vie. Photograph taken in Grignan, France July 2025 #grignan #provence #portrait
What at an initial glance appears to be a building of some historic character and traditional features on the Grand Rue in Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe, turns out to have the entire gable wall of the building clad in recent years with an anthracite
The scene of the bridge crossing the River Sarthe as it runs through the village of Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei in Alpes Mancelles, and the scale and finish of the sandstone homes that front the river feels very human and very timeless. Eac