This week was not without its setbacks. The first hurdle we had to overcome was the weather. The forecast for Monday to Wednesday was of constant light and sometimes heavy showers. The artist, Lydia Caprani, was travelling from Hull and staying all week here, so there...

On Tuesday, a man wandered in to the Railway Embankment site as we were painting. His car was being serviced in the garage opposite and he had time to kill, so, seeing the open gates, he decided to explore. It must have seemed an odd sight to him: five people in...

Working on the Railway Embankment art mural this week has been an object lesson, a parable, on life itself, and especially how we need the 'bigger picture' to see well. Most of the week was spent close to a very large wall, painting odd shapes. It was not always easy...