Shaun Morris, 'Winter Painting', oil on canvas, 100 x 100cms I went for a walk at the Lickey Hills this afternoon. The mist-shrouded...

As the Christmas shopping madness sweeps across the nation, I found myself caught in the blizzard of it all in Birmingham’s Bull Ring the ot...

I woke up feeling very depressed. It felt that the bill to lift the cap on student fees was always going to happen, but still it feels a sho...

Ahead of the Commons vote tomorrow on lifting the cap on student fees, I’ve posted below an inspiring piece from the NUS. Responding to De...

Mars, oil on canvas, 210 x 300cms, 2008 As anyone who reads the blog will probably know I’m a big fan of Scottish painter Ken Currie, a cont...

I found ‘The Madness Of Peter Howson’ on BBC Four the other night totally compelling viewing. It was a fascinating documentary that followed...

Miao Xiaochun 'ORBIT' at BMAG I popped into Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery today in anticipation of enjoying their ‘New Art Now...