


The Well-Travelled Painting: Hurst Point Lighthouse in Hampshire, England
For years I’ve collected art from my travels, in anticipation of one day lovingly filling a house with all the pieces I’ve carefully transported back to the UK. Since I […]

Art: Batuan Style Painting from Bali
In May, during our trip to Bali, we spent three nights in the jungle near Ubud, the cultural centre of the island now famous for its role in the […]

Postcard of the Week: Watercolours of Hong Kong
I took enough photos of Hong Kong myself that I wanted to bring back some slightly more unusual postcards: these watercolours. As I like to highlight contrasts, I chose […]

Art: Woman & Children in South Africa
While I was in Johannesburg for One Young World we visited Soweto, a group of townships outside the city. En route we visited the Hector Pieterson Memorial […]

Art: Golden Wall Art in Laos
This is an incredible simple painting, and is one even a child could do. The contrast of the gold against the burgundy is striking and the texture of the […]

Art: Tribesmen in Uganda
This painting comes from Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and actually belongs to my mother, who is much more well-travelled than me when it comes to Africa. (Take a […]

Art: A Tuscan Villa
This was painted by a family friend of ours, Tim Dolby. He’s a full-time artist and will travel around to find material for a new series of paintings, and […]

Art: Buddhists at Angkor Wat in Cambodia
The contrast between the bright orange of the Buddhists robes and the cold colours of the sombre sculpture of the stone face make the people the focus point of […]