Penzance is situated in the far West of Britain in the ancient Duchy of Cornwall. The name Penzance was made famous by the composers Gilbert and Sullivan who wrote the famous operetta "The Pirates

This post is one of the series on Cornish Culture native to Cornwall in the far west of Britain. Late Summer and Early Autumn are fascinating times in the Cornish traditional calender, dominated by the

In the last couple of days I have hit too tiny targets on steemit. Firstly I have posted over a 100 posts and as of this morning I have 100 followers. While I relatively pleased about this I have to confess

Once again one of original oil paintings this time of twisted face mask.

Once again an original oil painting this time of an imagined flower.

Another of my oil paintings this time part of the series of distorted masks.

Another one of my oil paintings ....

Degus may not be known to many people. These small South American rodents are closely related to guinea pigs and chinchillas and unlike many similar sized animals can live up to 8 years. Originally used

Many years ago when I first started to paint landscapes I spent a great deal of time creating studies of the St Michael's Mount situated in the far west of Britain. This is my first efforts which are in

In 2009 I had the pleasure of working with well known artist Linder on a project at the Tate Gallery St Ives UK as part of the Dark Monarch exhibition a celebration of magic's influence on British Art.

So my financial situation has changed somewhat in the last few months and I have decided to try and fund my artistic activities in a number of ways . Firstly most of my artistic and written output is ending

Another one of my oil paintings

Seascape

The boats keep fishing despite the weather. This is a seascape where I am trying to convey the isolation of being far out to sea in a storm.

One of my impressionist landscapes imagined from Wherrytown Penzance.

Many readers of this article will be familiar with the Cornish Pasty. An iconic savoury pastry dish originally from Cornwall UK. Despite many people in Britain associating pasties with garage or take away

Cornwall's traditional culture is a fascinating one and contains many facets that some look at as quirky or slightly odd ball. In actual fact many of these so called “quirks” stem from the unique way that

Historically in Cornwall in the far West of Britain the months of February and March were the favoured time for the formerly universally popular Cornish sport of hurling. Hurling of course is not to be

Cornish Seascape 3 - Penzance Lighthouse

Cornish Seascape 2