Will TopleyAug 15, 20143 minWeekend in the South of FrancePSL Morning Light A weekend in the South of France: we could have been characters from F Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night or even S...
Will TopleyAug 5, 20141 minHouse PricesSome time ago I went to a party where I was introduced to the well know politician Roy Jenkins. I was interested to meet him and find out...
Will TopleyJul 17, 20143 minPainting a country house and Julian BarrowThronton Manor by Julian Barrow.jpg I had heard of Julian Barrow and seen his paintings long before I met him. I had heard that he would ...
Will TopleyJul 13, 20142 minManchester day tripMy son Lewis has been studying Mathematics for some years now , most recently at Manchester University. He completed his thesis nearly a ...
Will TopleyJul 6, 20142 minIf paintings were plants…If paintings were plants then drawing would be the root system. Usually I draw something out on paper with a pencil before starting a pai...
Will TopleyJun 28, 20144 minBarbados in FebruaryFebruary is a great time to get away from the short, cold and wet days we have in the UK at that time. Winter has gone on long enough but...
Will TopleyJun 24, 20142 min21st in FranceA trip to France We had quite a busy Ascot week this year. It started off with a lunch on the Sunday at Paul Cole’s Yard at Whatcombe and...
Will TopleyApr 13, 20142 minSir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE 11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011Patrick Leigh Fermor, or Paddy as we knew him, was a great friend of my parents in law both of whom he was very close to and because of t...
Will TopleyMar 16, 20142 minPainting GameAbout 4 or 5 times a year I have been kindly invited to shoot with various friends . People who shoot will know that it’s a great day out...
Will TopleyDec 26, 20132 minDog ArtAs I find it a shame when blogs I have followed fizzle out so I’m going to try again with a post of my Christmas card showing our whippet...
Will TopleyApr 23, 20111 minRIP Ned RyanI was looking out some photos of my paintings and came across the photo of a sketch I did of Ned Ryan in Barbados. It was a hot day and a...
Will TopleyNov 25, 20101 minA west country exhibitionIt seems that blogs are like news year resolutions when it comes to keeping them updated. I thought I ought to mention this exhibition th...
Will TopleyMar 30, 20101 minCorkscrewThis new eye sore of a corkscrew and cork is off to London tomorrow to try its luck at The Ramsay Gallery in Pimlico Green. It’s in oil o...
Will TopleyMar 12, 20101 minTara PressI am really pleased to tell you that I have now taken the name Tara Press for the shop. I have thought about this a bit. The idea came to...
Will TopleyFeb 27, 20101 minThe site is upThe site is up and running and I’ve set up a shop with two prints. In future blogs I intend to give details about some of the techniques ...
Will TopleyFeb 24, 20101 minThe Horse before the CartSo I’ve got the first page of my blog ready and I haven’t even got the all new improved website up and running. What have I got to say fo...