I decided this morning that it was time I wrote a blog, it’s only taken 4 years since the last one, and that was full of promises to write more.

I have so much material, I reckon I could easily write a book but what would be the point of that, if I can’t even write a blog regularly? A book in literary form is unlikely to ever reach any kind of conclusion in my lifetime, but through my art and photography I really have no excuse, with two photo books on the go already.

…and then there’s the From my Window project.

2020 has been a very challenging and upsetting year so far, not just for the people of the UK but globally. It has been a very worrying and uncertain time for us all, as everyone has had to face this horrendous pandemic on top of many other existing serious world affairs, that in so many ways, it’s all been utterly incomprehensible.

When lockdown was first announced back in March (should’ve been a lot sooner) I needed to find my own way of dealing with a situation like no other, so I began taking a photograph of the sky from the bedroom window, at different times on waking each morning, in the hopes that each day would bring more positive news for the country. It didn’t, and consequently I seem to have amassed a rather large number of phone images.

The evening light seems to have become an extension to the project now as well with some truly stunning cloud formations of late, both from the back door facing east and the front door facing west.

During these turbulent times, my projects, to a certain extent, have helped me to keep focused, particularly when I’ve felt at my lowest, as well as anxious about the health and safety of my family and friends.

Stay safe and well.