C.S.Lawrence Art

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Once Upon A Time…

Yes well, I'd like to launch into a fairytale and lord knows don't we half need a bit of suspension of reality given the grim state of world affairs. Facebook feels like a wall of white noise, alternately flooding with Read more…


Art Weekend in Malta: a painter’s paradise

It's a tremendously satisfying experience to meet a group of total strangers one day and within 48 hours feel you’ve become the best of friends. And the only bonding exercise used was painting together. So it was at a recent Read more…


Go on, Get Lost!

I'm laid back; it's an Aquarian thing. I'm often told that if I was more laid back, I'd be comatose. And that's just from the friendlies! But I do have my screaming banshee moments. Usually in the confines of my Read more…


An Orientalist is Born

I'm on the street outside my house and suddenly my heart lurches and I break out into a cold sweat. I've left the front door keys inside. And I'm butt naked. Ever happened to you? No? Me neither. Just in Read more…


Sicily painting holiday: The Test Run

I think I have a mild case of whiplash after a weekend being driven around Sicily. No head-on collisions involved, thankfully, given the Sicilians' notoriously haphazard style of driving. On my frequent visits to this beautiful island I am always Read more…


Official Launch of Paint Malta web site and Presentation at MCAST today 5 April 2016.

Malta Independent MCAST ICT students create bespoke Software Applications,… MCAST ICT students create bespoke Software Applications, Websites and System Support Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 12:17Last update: about 1 day ago In line with MCAST’s strategy, the Institute of ICT works very Read more…


The Other Lawrence of Arabia

With requisite bush hat pulled low over my eyes to shield my face from the glaring sunlight, my trigger finger poised over the button, I scan the crowd of industrious workers bustling around me. My trained eye constantly focusing and Read more…


The Art of Wasting Time

 “Creativity is the residue of time wasted.” Albert Einstein   In a previous blog I mentioned my box fetish which goes some way towards explaining why I simply love working on my series of quirky "urban landscapes". I am often Read more…


Groovy Baby!

"If you remember the 70s then you weren't there." Heard that before? I don't remember much of it but not for the reason that you think. I didn't have much opportunity to indulge in the happy camper spliff smoking culture Read more…


Mind-bending trip to the gallery!

I must confess that, in spite of my love for visiting bookshops, especially when I am in London, I am contributing to their demise. I'll enjoy the experience of browsing but more often than not, it'll end up being a Read more…