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Almost Stalingrad

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Far from the real epidemic world, here I am, stuck in the middle of the middle of nowhere […]

March 8, 2020 countryside, deepest france, drifting, Edgelands, France, Landscapes, Military, photography, Provincial France

Something for the Smokers

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Cigarette advertising – great thing for 60’s themed-collages. Here are a couple for the smokers out there.   […]

March 1, 2020 1960s, Art, collage, France, nostalgia, photography, Sixties, Smoking, Time Travel

Just Good Friends

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Took time out to make some new collages. Big exhibitions up and coming in August and September, so […]

February 28, 2020 Art, collage, France, History, nostalgia, photography, politics, Sixties

Good Morning Paris

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Not quite head in the clouds, but  morning rooftops with endless chimney pots and the iconic domes of […]

January 2, 2020 Art, France, Landscapes, New Year, Paris, photography

Collage Comment

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Collage comment on last weeks days of future past.

December 15, 2019 Art, Brexit, Britain, Cooking, deepest france, France, French, politics, Work

Progression Regression

Progression and regression. The faster we forge ahead the quicker we seem to fall behind. My impression of […]

December 13, 2019 Ageing, Brexit, Britain, France, French, History, politics, Time Travel, Work

Another Revolution?

More strikes, more demonstrations – this is France, but, it will all be over by Christmas. On Thursday […]

December 8, 2019 Christmas, Culture, Economy, Employement, France, French, Life, Paris, politics, Smoking, strike, Uncategorized, Work

Collage Retrospective

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Collage retrospective in support of my current exhibition.Quite a lot are late 50’s or early 60’s themed, others […]

September 10, 2019 1960s, Ageing, Art, Bourges, collage, Culture, deepest france, driving, France, French, History, Life, Love story, Motoring, Pesidential Election, photography, Road trip, Saturday night, Shopping, Sport, summer, Television, Time Travel, TV, Weekend

Beach by the Shops

Friends have told me I should stop taking “miserable” photos. Here is a serious effort at a “happy […]

August 6, 2019 Art, Beach, Bourges, France, Fun, Landscapes, photography, summer

Tour de France

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It is that time of year, when a line a cyclists pedal their way across France in pursuit […]

July 20, 2019 Art, Culture, deepest france, France, nostalgia, Provincial France, Road trip, Sport, Time Travel, TRAVEL

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