My spin paintings are so much better than Damien Hirst’s because: 1) Mr. Hirst gets paid ridiculous sums of money for his, the amounts I get aren’t as…
During early Summer 2017, news broke about the trial of Lavinia Woodward, a 24 year old student at Oxford University. Many opinions about the story have surfaced in…
Josephine attended the London Art College (LAC); she studied painting and drawing on the general diploma course, where she was tutored by Alan Dedman. At the time she…
Before leaving school, I sought work for myself. The village gamekeeper (Jack Plaice) arranged for me to be ‘taken under the wing’ of John King on the Snettisham…
Children who didn’t pass the eleven plus went to West Walton Secondary Modern, now Marshland High School. We seemed condemned to lower social status, however a lifelong friend…
We arrived in Norfolk shortly before the Americans became fully involved in the Vietnam conflict. Our mother told us we would be living in ‘a big farmhouse with…
The name Dedman is grouped with the Didmen and the Dodmen (according to John James of Dulwich College). Allegedly, these surnames Dedman, Didman and Dodman – denote a…
Damien Hirst’s art often relies on a gimmick or two; his spin painting for example – a fad introduced by the children’s TV series ‘Blue Peter’, re-presented as…
HMP Cornhill known as the Mallet by all who sailed in her, up until recent times was the oldest working gaol in the land. Built in 1601 by…
BAPA (Bristol Academy of Performing Arts) asked me to present ideas for scenic paintings, for use in a musical production of ‘The Witches of Eastwick’. I made visuals…