PAINTER IN OILS AND WATERCOLOUR

sitting behind Laetitia and Jeffrey at a lecture by Sir Lawrence Gowing, UCL, 1975 Today I accidentally knocked over a jar of methylated spirit that soaked through a doodle which I have kept in the studio for over half a century. It's just a scrap of notepaper - nothing really except for the memory it brings back whenever I look at it. It takes me back to my first year at the Slade School of Art when I attended lectures in art history given by Sir Lawrence Gowing. Gowing had

The Spiti Valley in northern Himachal Pradesh is a land of superlatives. In the Kinnaur Valley, close to the Chinese/Tibetan border is the 'last village in India', a tiny place called Chitkul. At 3,450 metres above sea level, Chitkul has the cleanest air in the whole of India. Politicians have decided to re-define it as the 'first village in India' which sounds more positive, depending on your direction of travel. Komic Village (4,587 metres) boasts the world's highest restau

Col du Diable (i) , oil on canvas 76 x 100 x 4cm Col du Diable (ii) , oil on canvas 76 x 100 x 4cm This auction has now ended and the winning bid was £900 for the pair. Thanks to everyone who took part.