The Home of Hippocrates Wood Print

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The view here is of the ruin of the Asklepion, or healing temple, of Kos, one of many which were spread throughout the ancient Greek world, and named after the Greek God of Medicine, Asclepius. It overlooks the Aegean Sea in the Mediterranean and has a spectacular view towards the Turkish coast. What makes this one special is that it is thought to be where Hippocrates (approximately 5th century BC), 'The Father of Western Medicine', was trained and that he was born on the island. The Hippocratic Oath has been a foundation of medical ethics over the centuries.

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...