Art in the garden

November 29, 2015

Gardens and art walk hand in hand. Gardens inspire art; art inspires gardens. No wonder, really, for both draw their …

By royal appointment #1

April 30, 2015

Ever since my father in law came back from a charity shop some years ago armed with Roy Strong’s weighty …

January 28, 2010

I must confess I find portraits a bit boring. Those po-faced people you see lining the oak-panelled walls of stately …