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Musings on the relationship between an artist and collector
Tuesday February 02, 2010
Some of the latest published research on brain function (Iain McGilchrist – The Master and his Emissary - 2009 Yale University Press) suggests that the two hemispheres of an individual brain have evolved to operate partly in conflict with each other. Strange thing humans! Yet an individual brain... -
Creating a balance
Wednesday October 07, 2009
I read somewhere recently that it has been found to take a minimum of 10,000 hours of intensive application to master a skill. The article related to the playing of music by the Beatles. By the time the Band had a first hit record in the UK the writer was suggesting that the Beatles had already spent... -
The Two Sides of the Brain
Thursday March 05, 2009
Last week we held the UK book launch for ‘Ross – A Journey into Art’, along with an exhibition of my paintings, at the Art Décor Gallery in Whalley. The book launch was a great success for us, followed the next evening by a charity event in aid of Westholme School. -
Christmas Greetings 2008
Saturday December 20, 2008
Christmas is upon us again and I send my personal greetings and wish you all well for this Christmas and 2009! I have before me the latest copy of Astronomy magazine and I quote “thick clouds of gas and dust weave the wispy tendrils of the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) – a hotbed of star... -
Election Day
Thursday November 06, 2008
This Blog was written by Ross on Tuesday 04th November 2008, but posted on Thursday 06th of November. Barack Obama has since been confirmed as America's new president-elect. Today the American public are voting for a new president, and the odds look in favour of a President Obama. The arrival...