DAY 5: Todays post is  a shorty; it’s a reminder about why it feels good to catch up with the people around us, whether it’s friends, family, colleagues or new people we’ve just met. I’m often guilty of withdrawing, especially if I’m tired or have something on my mind. My natural response is to be with myself, not necessarily by myself….I have a family so it’s unusual that I’m home alone. But I am very capable of sinking into myself and becoming less sociable. There is nothin

DAY 4: Starting out on my Movember inspired focus and writing about men and our mental health challenges and need for adaptation as we try to evolve and encourage a new generation of sons and young men to become the best male versions of themselves….I know also that I exclude many other people who don’t identify as male and this isn’t fully reflective of my ambitions when it comes to opening up conversations about life challenges and wellness. My introduction and early conver

In a slight reprise of yesterdays theme (Generational Man) I’d like to bring some additional context to what this means to me from a creative point of view, with the support of some visual aids - my paintings, which address themes of generational memory, urbanism and now the rising sub theme of man. Rather blatantly the first image is titled; ‘Man and the One Arm Pull-up’ and was inspired by the above themes, however the first seeds were sewn by a story about my predecessors.