This is the story of my Great Grandfather Tom Perring , his daughter/my Grandmother Kathleen and her creative family . Tom Perring (Thomas Henry Hearder Perring). Artist – 28th May 1881 – 13th Nov 1917 . Theatrical Career & WWI …
Painting for me restores, nurtures and carries me on, it is my oxygen and life boat . It also happens to be my master, my fearcest critic , my shield and weapon of choice . As an artist, wife, and …
In my view , having a public platform is a privilege , being elected to run a country is a privilege. For me a prerequisite of this position, is to understand the importance of upholding the shared values and conventions of …
At this time , like many, I remember all the brave souls who sacrificed their lives for ours, and those who have survived, and who with great dignity have silently carried the horrors they endured physically and mentally while serving …
Like many of us who watch the news, I too have witnessed the terrible scenes of the people and children starving in war torn Gaza . What seems even worse to me, if worse is possible, is that the food …
This afternoon we will go along with others, to the village hall for tea, cake and shared memories, and I remember fondly my Uncle Coyte . A kind man who survived the second world war in the Artillery. He didn’t …
This painting was inspired by a little boy in a Ukrainian refugee camp, he had fled the Russian bombing.
The other morning I listened on the radio to a journalist talking to men from Gaza and Israel about the current cease fire . The interviewer asked the Israeli if he thought he would ever again see his family members …
We remember them.
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In this short film about the victims of war in Ukraine , I explore some of the ideas and stories behind my paintings . There are so many horrors which happen every single day in this war torn country . …
Today we remember all those generous and brave men and woman who sacrificed their lives for us . With sadness I think of my great Grandfather, a scenic artist and a gentle, much loved husband and father, killed in Gaza …
United Nations studies tell us , ”more children are hurt and killed in today’s wars than are soldiers.” Children are without doubt a symbol of new beginnings , life and hope , but in times of war they mark a …
The tragedy of this civil war in Yemen has been going on for so long with its people trapped in a war from which they cannot escape . They endure a fight to stay alive every day with severe malnutrition …
Since Russia attacked and invaded Ukraine I have been sickened. Thanks to the brave journalists , photographers and Ukrainian people, we have all born witness in some small part to the pitiless suffering day after day inflicted on this nation …
Like others, I wanted to mark this week’s sad anniversary, of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For the last twelve months, every day, through the media we have all witnessed the horrors unfold, since Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian people . …
On this special day we honour all of those brave men and women who faced unimaginable horrors in our name and in the line of duty. I think of their families and loved ones. As I child I witnessed the …
Over the years, like many artists, I have made paintings in which I explore mans inhumanity to man, and to nature. For me a determining measure of a civilised , caring society is its willingness to tolerate harming behaviour.