Just an older gay guy having a late life crisis … travelling and looking at the world and enjoying serendipity and trying to understand myself a little more. Trying to find kindness through random acts
-
Catalyst
2022 has been a strange year; my life pivoted in July when I hit an age I never imagined I could be; 70! Then I encountered a much younger man and became madly infatuated with him. He was beautiful, sensitive and so open emotionally. At 70 I never expected such an intense sexual relationship. Older…
-
Bayeux Tapestry
I’ve just visited this wonderful exhibition and I have to say it was quite an overwhelming experience. Firstly the show was well organised and there was plenty of time to walk slowly along viewing the embroidery. It took about 25 minutes to walk the 70m length. Displaying it horizontally was an excellent idea as you…
-
Whistler at Tate Britain
This was an excellent exhibition which I can unequivocally recommend. Tracing his development from the 1850s to the years before his death. It explored his work in many media; oil, watercolour, pastel and etching and the developing influence of the Japanese aesthetic in his work. Beautiful use of colour, transparency and spaciousness as well as…
-
Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
I visited this exhibition with a friend today. I’ve long had a deep appreciation for this artist: her talent, resilience, integrity and intelligence. Facing immense difficulties in her health she showed an indomitable spirit surviving polio, a horrific accident in her teens and lifelong suffering. Spending many years immobile she painted from her bed. She…
-
Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
-
Royal Academy Summer 2026
