Will Topley
Weekend in the South of France
PSL 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...
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Will Topley
Aug 5, 20141 min read
House Prices
Some 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...
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Will Topley
Jul 17, 20143 min read
Painting a country house and Julian Barrow
Thronton 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...
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Will Topley
Jul 13, 20142 min read
Manchester day trip
My son Lewis has been studying Mathematics for some years now , most recently at Manchester University. He completed his thesis nearly a...
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Will Topley
Jul 6, 20142 min read
If 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...
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Will Topley
Jun 28, 20144 min read
Barbados in February
February 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...
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Will Topley
Jun 24, 20142 min read
21st in France
A 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...
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Will Topley
Apr 13, 20142 min read
Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE 11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011
Patrick 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...
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Will Topley
Mar 16, 20142 min read
Painting Game
About 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...
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Will Topley
Dec 26, 20132 min read
Dog Art
As 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...
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Will Topley
Apr 23, 20111 min read
RIP Ned Ryan
I 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...
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Will Topley
Nov 25, 20101 min read
A west country exhibition
It seems that blogs are like news year resolutions when it comes to keeping them updated. I thought I ought to mention this exhibition...
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Will Topley
Mar 30, 20101 min read
Corkscrew
This 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...
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Will Topley
Mar 12, 20101 min read
Tara Press
I 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...
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Will Topley
Feb 27, 20101 min read
The site is up
The 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...
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Will Topley
Feb 24, 20101 min read
The Horse before the Cart
So 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...
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