Maughold Church Isle of Man Wood Print

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Maughold Church is a quintessential church of the Isle of Man, the island in the middle of the Irish Sea, at the centre of the Birtish Isles. It is set in a small village on the eastern side of the island near the sea and is home to a precious set of ancient stone Manx crosses, some of which are from as early as the seventh century. It is backed here by North Barrule, of the ridge of mountains in the centre of the island. It is also the burial place of a variety of the famous and infamous from Manx history: Sir Hall Caine, once a famous Victorian novelist, and also Captain Hugh Crow, a slave trader who operated out of Liverpool. The daffodils place the image firmly in the present - the season of spring.

I was born a Manxman - a native of the Isle of Man in the centre of the British Isles - and my heritage from there sometimes brings a Celtic element to my work. However, another side of my personality has often been expressed in my acrylic painting and photography in a more extraverted, Mediterranean way. This has no doubt been influenced by the fact that I have travelled through Europe and elsewhere in the past, but I have come to look for inspiration nearer to my home in recent years in a beautiful part of the north of England. My Christian faith underlies what I do in art as in the rest of my life. I am a retired clinical psychologist and am married with children and grandchildren. I have no formal artistic qualifications but am...