Work in progress with a Corinthian krater from the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. The time is high for me to get to grips with ...

A second wine label for you: Brusco dei Barbi 2008. It's easy to head straight for the ones with crests, swirls and embossing, but I wa...

I've been thinking about places that are shaped like animals. My starting point is Sussex , which is said to be shaped like a pig. This ...

or The Trouble With Trills Italian works best if the speaker can roll the "r"s. As you see from this picture, mine come out stubb...

At the start of this month I joined the college trip to Paris. I concentrated on my small watercolour set. Here are a few of the results....

I give you my wine label find of the year so far. I enjoy the contents, but the label is very important in swaying me to spend my pounds on...

Living with a cat for the first time is a distracting experience. His name is Mopsy. He reminds me of Edward Lear's set of pictures of...