https://www.martinvallis.com/portraiture daily 1.0 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1681998139927-VFQ84KLFY6Q5ZLJDNBMQ/never_the_twain_shall_meet+copy.jpg ArtCity - Never the Twain Shall Meet The estranged Twain family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1681998139927-VFQ84KLFY6Q5ZLJDNBMQ/never_the_twain_shall_meet+copy.jpg ArtCity - Never the Twain Shall Meet The estranged Twain family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1639259390477-2RXU9WYL9X5KNAU77JBY/in_the_wake_of_poseidon.jpg ArtCity - In the Wake of Poseidon I often title images with whatever first comes to mind and in this instance the album cover of King Crimsons, In the Wake of Poseidon. One of my all-time favourite bands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1652904470476-OPLIRT780ENAEDKO4L4T/earth_from_the_iss.jpg ArtCity - For Here Am I “sitting in my tin can far from the world planet earth is purple and there’s nothing I can do” Words, with a slight modification, from the song, Space Oddity by David Bowie I feel as though I could be looking down on the Earth from the International Space Station. The outline of land mass can be seen, as well as the twinkling lights from cities, towns and boats in the harbour. It is in fact the rusty roof of a car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1682514117328-S2TBTQ7VDSKK4JIBYX3P/the_flowers_of_romance+copy.jpg ArtCity - The Flowers of Romance See Awards I could have easily called this image, train of thought, because that’s exactly what happened and how I ended up with the title. My initial thought was of a bunch of flowers, which led to Bouquet and then romance as flowers are often given as a term of love and how often you see (unimaginative);) men on Valentines Day carrying a single Rose or bunch of, and finally the album of the same title ‘The Flowers of Romance by PIL (Public Image Limited) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1698330747124-KM6V94TMDC6C48HC49XH/the_blood_red_game+copy+2.jpg ArtCity - The Blood Red Game See Awards The Blood Red Game is a book by the Science Fiction writer, Michael Moorcock. I remember reading it back in the early 70's when it came out. Can't recall the story but have a vague recollection of the book cover, a man walking down a path against the backdrop of a 'Blood' red sky full of eyes. The power of the unconscious to connect a memory from the past to something I'm looking at in the present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1708276650831-EGZVWTRWGAV16FC5EJO6/early_artists_sketch_of_early_man+copy.jpg ArtCity - Early Artist Sketch of Early Man or Undiscovered Francis Bacon? I was thinking what would early artist sketches look like? We’ve seen cave drawings, and they are very simplistic, so presumably an early portrait would be similar, without much detail? Equally this also reminds me of a Francis Bacon image in the making. The beauty of abstract images is they can be whatever your mind wants and allows. Indeed, it encourages the minds expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1726758948125-2SIDIC2RJ5UCEEPG2JDS/as_sure_ar_tick_follows_tock_1.jpg ArtCity - As Sure as Tick Follows Tock See Awards Honourable Mention 16th Abstract Art Exhibition. Light Space Time Gallery April 2025 Featured in, Contrast' Magazine and Contrast online exhibition at Meta Space Gallery Sept '24 This image reminds me of a pint of Guinness, and the title is taken from the Guinness commercial 'Surfer' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1741622545952-ISHF7DM7SO4KBGUKMK47/mondrian.jpg ArtCity - Remembering Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl Movement See Awards Special Merit in the 16th Abstract Art Exhibition. Light Space Time Gallery April 2025 This is image recalled the De Stijl Movement and in particular, Piet Mondrian both were interested in geometric shape and grid like paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744736433397-MCU5FVGNFW9DR7FK6QE8/bridget_rileys_diary.jpg ArtCity - Bridget Riley's Diary This is both a play on Bridget Riley’s famous stripe paintings, as well as the film know as, Bridget Jones Diary’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1751645819793-A8AJ96OTVB89ONBQREES/wall_kin_with_rothko.jpg ArtCity - Wall Kin with Rothko Very simple, I was walking by this wall, and I felt as though I’d become part of a Rothko painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1754050094885-TV4R76RL47ZEOHGLYPRC/a_blue_world.jpg ArtCity - According to the Moody Blues it's a? Blue World “Heart and soul took control Took control of me” “And it's only what I do That keeps coming back on me And it's only what I say That can give myself away” Lyrics not in order and with slight modifications When creating, it is heart and soul that take control and it’s only what I do that will define me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765552314175-2Q8SUEGNL7FRQW33YTAK/mind_the_gap.jpg ArtCity - Please Mind the Gap I was thinking of both the announcement that’s made on London Underground warning passengers to “Please Mind the Gap” when getting on and off. As well as the gap between the rivets bottom left of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1768062685121-JHP0H35ZP108APFXZIOZ/pretty_in_pink+copy.jpg ArtCity - Pretty in Pink, isn't she? The title 'Pretty in Pink' references both the Psychedelic Furs song and the film, adding cultural depth to the image. The minimalist style stands out through the contrast between graffiti and façade colour, creating a bold yet subtle effect that highlights the vibrancy of the urban setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1772544978416-SMP39SQAOCFRYCDAIZNI/making_plans_for_nigel.jpg ArtCity - Making Plans for Nigel I generally go with whatever title comes to mind. When looking at this image, the song, ‘Making Plans for Nigel’ by XTC from their album, Drums and Wires, popped into my head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622657554493-0D9N7EPHGIKDPYDXF5X1/pictures_at_an_exhibition_2.jpg ArtCity - Pictures at an Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition, Is the title of two pieces of music, one by Modest Mussorgsky and the other by Emerson Lake & Palmer. In this situation it refers to the two pieces within the image as representing the title perhaps more literally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1773680294232-FZO9307IC8WBDKM2ZIJP/tension_in_the_corridor_of_uncertainty.jpg ArtCity - Tension in the Corridor of Uncertainty The 'Corridor of Uncertainty' in cricket describes the area outside the batsman's off stump, where choosing to play or leave the ball risks losing their wicket. Viewing this image first gave me a positive feeling, but over time doubt—like the 'Corridor of Uncertainty'—emerged, echoing tensions common among creatives. A quote from Kurt Vonnegut, "To practise any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it," helped me overcome that doubt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1774289401125-IXLJN0R7Q02S76Z4X9Y3/ufos.jpg ArtCity - They Came From Outer Space UFO’s, War of the Worlds, and of course, They Came from Outer Space, a TV series from the 90’s all came to mind looking at this image. As there are multiple discs, I plumped for the TV series as the title of this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1774706736931-F1DAM9SR7372VRRKSSE3/yellow_squared.jpg ArtCity - Yellow Squared What is the square root of yellow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572967611210-3L1QJUUJIY6BY842XUMQ/space_with_interior_copy.jpg ArtCity - Space with Interior ‘Space: The final frontier These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise Its 5 year mission To explore strange new worlds To seek out new life and new civilizations To boldly go where no man has gone before Captain’s Log, Stardate Whenever.’ Captain James T Kirk - USS Enterprise Opening sequence to Star Trek, a one time favourite of mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622657385646-CX1F1U78I7BKP01QB3CM/pictures_at_an_exhibition_3.jpg ArtCity - Pictures At An Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition, Is the title of two pieces of music, one by Modest Mussorgsky and the other by Emerson Lake & Palmer. In this situation it refers to the two pieces within the image as representing the title perhaps more literally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622657042581-ZMK30Z9TOURYLXVDCQCE/pictures_at_an_exhibition_2.jpg ArtCity - Pictures At An Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition, Is the title of two pieces of music, one by Modest Mussorgsky and the other by Emerson Lake & Palmer. In this situation it refers to the two pieces within the image as representing the title perhaps more literally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622656635961-U2WF17PFJPDHZ7D5HKJA/pictures_at_an_exhibition_3.jpg ArtCity - Pictures At An Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition, Is the title of two pieces of music, one by Modest Mussorgsky and the other by Emerson Lake & Palmer. In this situation it refers to the two pieces within the image as representing the title perhaps more literally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622232217423-VUHJVQXGWRW68W09R3MP/pictures_at_an_exhibition.jpg ArtCity - Pictures At An Exhibition Is the title of two pieces of music, one by Modest Mussorgsky and the other by Emerson Lake & Palmer. In this situation it refers to the two pieces within the image as representing the title perhaps more literally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1589030777291-RA9D2UTSLR3ZJIYCWUQ0/portrait_of+howard_hodgkin_copy.jpg ArtCity - Portrait of Howard Hodgkin Section of Chelsea Arts Club wall. The image reminded me of the artist Howard Hodgkin, hence the title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572103088498-VWEIWMR9ZSXHZMKKIAF3/Portrait+of+Howard+Hodgkin+copy.jpg ArtCity - Portrait of Howard Hodgkin. I came across this image in a side street off the kings road, chelsea, london https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1589030678611-9VJDPPFJNN2DQ639LDNO/portrait_of%2Bhoward_hodgkin_copy.jpg ArtCity - Portrait of Howard Hodgkin This image, a small section of the wall at the Chelsea Arts Club in a side street off the Kings Road, London. Having composed my shot, it immediately brought to mind the artist Howard Hodgkin. It felt as though I’d just taken his Portrait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1571864690077-EB5IQ006FX4S53DJCP6Q/space_with_interior+copy.jpg ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572102939837-BKXY5Q5GC0O1VTDKB7XV/Portrait+of+Howard+Hodgkin+copy.jpg ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1571864630154-UJAMUQTOFDC2ZC4PODAP/Portrait+of+Howard+Hodgkin+copy.jpg ArtCity - Portrait of Howard Hodgkin. When I came across this image in a side street off the Kings Road, London. Particularly after I’d framed and composed it, it immediately reminded me of the painter Howard Hodgkin. https://www.martinvallis.com/shadows-2 daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968684756-1E1D3CYGFV95MRCZ8SFJ/the_sadness_of_childhood_copy_copy.jpg Others - The Sadness of Childhood A beginning is a very delicate time… Frank Herbert, Dune As Children we are, and I was, very vulnerable to the elements and environment around me. I was powerless to their impact. Everything seemed so far away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968684756-1E1D3CYGFV95MRCZ8SFJ/the_sadness_of_childhood_copy_copy.jpg Others - The Sadness of Childhood A beginning is a very delicate time… Frank Herbert, Dune As Children we are, and I was, very vulnerable to the elements and environment around me. I was powerless to their impact. Everything seemed so far away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968695732-CQCCVRZICTOZ9C6BNSTS/roman_catholic_veil_of_shame_copy_copy.jpg Others - Roman Catholic Veil of Shame Is a reference to the Catholic Church's influence on a young child. They taught, in my interpretation in the 50's and 60's, Hellfire and Damnation and the fear of going to Hell if I wasn't a 'good boy.' They did literally, put the fear of God up me! They embedded me with Guilt and Shame. In reality it was they who should have carried the Guilt and Shame, of the many scandals that have surfaced over the years of child abuse inflicted by their own clergy and how senior figures, including the Pope tried to put a 'veil' over them in the hope that the scandals would disappear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968713388-L05VZXYUA09KGK2FF9Q4/logic_and_situation_copy.jpg Others - Logic and Situation See Awards. I used to think there could only be one truth in any given situation. I now know that not to be true. Dialectical thinking refers to the ability to view issues from multiple perspectives and to arrive at the most economical and reasonable reconciliation of seemingly contradictory information and postures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968716415-0B575VGX23PMYNYXXUI3/darkness_descending_copy.jpg Others - I See A Darkness ‘Many times, we've shared our thoughts But did you ever, ever notice The kind of thoughts I got?’ A verse from the song ‘I See A Darkness’ by Will Oldham. Again, reflects my often distorted thinking and reality and how I see myself to those around me and the world I inhabit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595086502037-MWYLML4G85MT10I2DBKU/checkered_life.jpg Others - A Checkered Past Regrets, I've had a few But then again, too many to mention Slightly modified lyric from the song, My Way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1673971036520-1QSWSFCR1MVJEFPS3WBV/the_waiting_room+copy.jpg Others - The Waiting Room Exhibited, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, 2nd-23rd December 2023 Who or what am I waiting for, pleasure or pain? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1604431051858-FTO5KZC4QEWGMQTJFRF7/other_self.jpg Others - Other Self The piece was shown at The Glasgow Gallery of Photography in October 2024. More information can be found in the Awards & Exhibitions Certificate. For years, I sensed many ‘Others’ within my personality, initially seeing them as separate from my core self. Recently, I’ve realised these aspects are all part of one identity, originally formed for protection in childhood. Even now, they surface unexpectedly and sometimes disruptively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1658328138355-T7XO84JAD5EI8BKHQY85/space_invaders.jpg Others - Space Invaders I was hooked on the video game of the same name for a period in the early 80’s But the title is again a play on words because I was also thinking about the people who have invaded my space over the years. Some have been very welcome but others who abusively invaded my space were not welcome but came nonetheless! Shadows do the same, one minute they’re not there and the next they’re invading our space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1681911121706-M1A6VHVO34O5MHWH4A2S/complicated_shadows+copy.jpg Others - Complicated Shadows The title is a song by Elvis Costello. I’m also reminded of a quote attributed to Confucius ‘Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated’ and I think that can be true of me. The answer to a problem can often be staring me in the face but I choose many different paths before coming back to the original thought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1703608729180-A4EK3IJFLN75DOQHD2OP/nowhere_to_run_nowhere_to_hide+copy.jpg Others - Nowhere To Run Nowhere To Hide ‘Wherever you go, there you are’ - John Kabat-Zinn As much as I try to move on from my past, it always seems to move on with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1688675869301-S5H14VJYFNXFX80P010U/the_blind_leading_the_blind+copy.jpg Others - Blind Leading the Blind Dysfunctional Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1703691548820-U1A4V6ZW8WPCFAPED8QR/strangers_not_on_a_train_yet+copy.jpg Others - Strangers Not on A Train, Yet Homage to Alfred Hitchcock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1717162784112-EWRHPC907R8S7LQR9CPF/absence_aka_coffee_with_loss_and_grief.jpg Others - Coffee with Loss and Grief Of innocence, lovers/friends/things that once were but are no more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1728142321078-TUV36RQ8YHFADONTU49O/the_shadow_self_with_a_dash_of_pink.jpg Others - The Shadow Self with A Touch of Pink "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. Carl Jung Most famously the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a good example of the "The Shadow Self" The internal battle with good and evil that we may all possess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1741626676928-Q9AI1BEL2DD17L9MEWQ1/the_recurring_dream_of_vlad_the_impaler.jpg Others - The Recurring Dream of Vlad the Impaler It is said that Vlad liked to torture his enemies by impaling them. I’m wondering also if he had recurring dreams on how to perfect that technique? I think struggling with my Mental Health as I have done for many years, is a bit like torture, except a lot of the time it’s self-inflicted but heavily influenced by the impact of “others” actions on me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1751728320815-TYPP7TPU1DIP35VO92EM/shadow_of_former_self.jpg Others - A Shadow of my former self My childhood experiences I believe stunted my growth and I have never been able to regain what I once had or may have become https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1751728651163-1QB88LD63C2ROUNWTNUQ/the_feelers.jpg Others - The Feelers Are coming to get me and you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595692237902-HU22DA3FPWEEBQPX1THT/inverse_demon_copy.jpg Others - Inverse Demon Refers to the time when we as a family emigrated to Australia (Inverse) in 1970, I was sixteen. It was probably the worse two years of my life. I returned to England in 1972 and can still see vividly my passport picture of the time, the trauma off that experience can clearly be seen etched across my face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572968684585-GAQ3KPDORWMVCUOW2U1T/inverse_demon_copy.jpg Others - Inverse Demon For the most part I refer to Demons of the internal kind but it’s also true there were some external ones as well. When I was sixteen my parents emigrated to Australia (Inverse) in 1970, It was probably close to the worse period of my life and I’m sure had an impact and input on my condition. I can remember my passport photo of the time when I returned to England in 1972, the sorrow could be seen etched across my face. That image is still vivid today in my memory and emphasises the impact that emotional trauma can have. https://www.martinvallis.com/street-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765641319031-JWICKR8ITJAYGONFUTDO/on_the_seventh_day.jpg Street - And on the Seventh Day God didn’t rest; he made little Knick Knacks for the multitudes And the multitudes were happy and rejoiced and praised the lord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765641319031-JWICKR8ITJAYGONFUTDO/on_the_seventh_day.jpg Street - And on the Seventh Day God didn’t rest; he made little Knick Knacks for the multitudes And the multitudes were happy and rejoiced and praised the lord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1691006371260-T5BJDNM4EINF5RHP91FN/warning_this_house_is_protected_by_jesus+copy.jpg Street - Warning, This House Is Protected By Jesus. This image immediately reminded me of common dog warning signs on houses, which serve to deter burglars by signalling protection. The similarity between messages about divine protection and dog warnings shows how exterior symbols can shape perceptions about faith or security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1693331118788-B8VEZJERQ55SGIBBD3F4/picture_of_dorian_grey_the_sequel+copy.jpg Street - Picture of Dorian Grey, The Sequel The film, Picture of Dorian Gray came out in 1945 it was an adaptation of the book by Oscar Wilde and before I was born, thankfully but I do remember watching it as a kid much later and it did have a big impact me. Now whenever I see something grey like this image it’s the first thing I think of, and I’ve used artistic licence in the spelling of Gray / Grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1728398249226-WV61APNHE8IRDRN2M7R5/remembering_joseph_cornell+copy.jpg Street - Joseph Cornell Drops By I was wondering if the information I have on Joseph Cornell stored in my subconscious drew me to this image or if the connection came after I took the picture? A lot of Cornell's work revolved around found items collected and arranged in wooden boxes. While this isn't a wooden box, it is a box, and it does have found items in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1729612355568-X7SV2LD1YMPEQW05H9DA/propaganda+copy.jpg Street - Propaganda What’s your agenda? I hadn't really considered how agendas shape our thinking, but the media clearly tries to influence us both subtly and openly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1732206369396-UNOKBWFPJ5C4CU7XSLAG/walks_behind_you+copy.jpg Street - Walks Behind You The title of this image is a reference to the Atomic Rooster song, “Death Walks Behind You,” which seems particularly fitting given the stark and unmistakable warning it conveys. The choice of title enhances the sense of foreboding implied by the image, underscoring the seriousness of the message and the impact it is meant to have on the viewer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1738346326585-7UZZM77PRB6ED041VFGX/sign_of_the_times+copy.jpg Street - Sign of the Times This image recently sold on Saatchi Art. It was taken in 2020 during the Covid Pandemic and Lockdown. I came across a lot of these latex gloves strewn about the pavements by unthinking humans. Lucky for me this one landed perfectly allowing me to get the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1739899458620-MFCPV8RSPZY41DC9A0Y6/blank_canvas_or_blank_generation_1+copy+3.jpg Street - Blank Canvas or Blank Generation aka Where's Richard? This wall looks like a Blank Canvas, which roughly translates to anything is possible. I am also reminded of a favourite song of mine, Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Subtly represented by the faint shadows on the pavement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1754908248281-VAMBQEN5FU7CZ68IESUI/visual_communication.jpg Street - Visual Communication I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but the name of the course I attended at Art College was called ‘Visual Communication’ and I had no idea, at the time, why the course was called this and not ‘Photography’ or something with photography in the title. I’m even more embarrassed to admit that it wasn’t that long ago, that the penny finally dropped and of course, photography and art are, Visual Communication! I blame it on the ignorance of my youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1756460131341-UF3TW8YLJOGY0R1K220N/your%27re_cleared_for_take_off.jpg Street - You're Cleared for Take Off This image reminded me of an airport runway—though it looked unusually short. Despite the expectation that runways are built to standard lengths, my own flights have shown otherwise. At times, the briefness of a runway makes take offs and landings feel even more dramatic and unpredictable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1590767754874-L2167MLKDRIVSCJO04QN/secret_eye_three.jpg Street - Private Eyes See Awards & Certificate of Participation Glasgow Gallery of Photography Exhibition ‘Private eyes They're watching you They see your every move’ Words from the song of the same name by Hall & Oates. This is another take on our CCTV’d society where anything could be a camera or listening device. Think ‘Alexa’ from Amazon, they openly admitting to listening in on their customers conversations. Where we happily and willingly invite the Stasi into our own homes, well, maybe not that bad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1759154744094-1RT0LDJGXGKGFD2CQ2TC/joni_mitchells_old_gaff.jpg Street - Joni Mitchell's Old Gaff As so often happens an image is captured, and a song comes to mind. In this case Joni Mitchell’s song and album, Blue, beautiful song, and lyrics below feel somewhat poignant. ‘Everybody's saying that Hell's the hippest way to go Well, I don't think so But I'm gonna take a look around it, though’ I’ve certainly looked around and prefer upstairs rather than down below. ‘Gaff’ is a slang term, for someone’s home, flat or apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1762783618400-GTKYQ2F3Y1BTV1NDQXVM/sign_language1+copy.jpg Street - Sign Language I was thinking about how we convey messages or language in both senses of the expression. Either by symbols or by signing, as in British Sign Language(BSL) and its importance for those who can’t hear or see but can feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765199056479-UEPAXP0X6D1XI3PCALUI/red_door.jpg Street - Paint it Black ‘I see a red door And I want it painted black No colours anymore I want them to turn black’ Jagger/Richards No surprise why this song came to mind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765552905203-K1YVB0I54KHC1DDS4EM0/what_a_night.jpg Street - Oh What A Night The image captures a memorable night as the main character is escorted away, his expression reflecting exhaustion, satisfaction, and nostalgia. The scene, supported by musical references, highlights nights filled with music, friendships, and lasting memories. “Oh, what a night Late December, back in '63 What a very special time for me As I remember, what a night Oh, what a night You know, I didn't even know her name But I was never gonna be the same What a lady, what a night” The Four Seasons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1772212118227-BRJ17AMPFZLS2CEG08W9/scan_me_with_love.jpg Street - Scan or Scam Me with Love All these QR codes are supposedly giving us the opportunity to send money to suffering families in Gaza, each one has a different name. But who really will we be helping if we choose to do that, genuine people or scammers wishing to fill up their pockets by hook or by crook? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1772792657869-5N6ON0P4AN0GAW0IVC5O/for_whom_the_bell_tolls.jpg Street - For Whom the Bell Tolls Reflections on Impermanence: For Whom the Bell Tolls This image recalls Hemingway's novel and the Buddhist view. Buddhist Perspective on Impermanence Buddhism teaches that all things are impermanent. This reminds us to value the present moment, as both our lives and experiences are fleeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572969256798-1UX4M0E0EJOWE6STT10B/four_Just_men_copy_copy.jpg Street - The Four Just Men Sign outside a gents lavatory in Budapest, Hungary. It is though in my interpretation, a simple acknowledgement of a TV series I remember watching as a kid, based upon the novels of Edgar Wallace. The story revolved around four men (The Four Just Men) who fight for justice against tyranny and maybe if they brought the series up to date, their fight might also include graffiti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1773402029332-C4JZY6ZLWQRMU62JQNYO/%239dream.jpg Street - #9 Dream So long ago Was it in a dream? Was it just a dream? I know, yes I know It seemed so very real Seemed so real to me #9 Dream-John Lennon The title of this image, "#9 Dream", is taken from the song by John Lennon featured on his album Walls and Bridges. The choice of title arose because the image itself possesses a distinctly dreamlike quality, making the reference both fitting and evocative. https://www.martinvallis.com/cars-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764767261208-HYS0VWH4PYI8WOGER5QH/the_superficial_altarpiece_copy.jpg Ego - Superficial Altarpiece To worship false idols. “There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” David Foster Wallace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764767261208-HYS0VWH4PYI8WOGER5QH/the_superficial_altarpiece_copy.jpg Ego - Superficial Altarpiece To worship false idols. “There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” David Foster Wallace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572970079466-28WPNTR0RROOKXILVXS5/mechanism_of_lust_copy.jpg Ego - Mechanism of Lust Beautiful Italian design and much desired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572970088754-1T8XA5JBHB1LLZGIT3OH/into_each_life_some_rain_must_fall_copy.jpg Ego - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall Is the title of a song by The Ink Spots. A poignant reflection on life? Or the frustration of owning a classic car, that forever, or at least in my case, spends the majority of its time on the back of an AA relay truck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572970092873-X88AJ84ZGO0POQA0D6IC/deeper_continuation_of_desire_copy.jpg Ego - Deeper Continuation of Desire See Awards One simple piece of design makes all the difference. In this case a tail fin that looks like a work of art rather than just an ordinary brake light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1624378270867-666ABA8J0AK58JPWPE2Y/simply_red.jpg Ego - Cadillac Pimpin' See Awards “I'm chillin, wood spinnin No Bentley's, Cadillac pimpin I'm cruisin, hoes choosin That's cool 'cause I'm Cadillac pimpin Spoke spinnin, gold grillin Liquor spillin, Cadillac pimpin Keep ridin, car slidin That's cool 'cause I'm Cadillac pimpin” From the song, Cadillac Pimpin’ by YOUNGBLOODZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1636645995580-2ODIMUORE9V634R1C0IQ/ram_air_5.jpg Ego - That Petrol Emotion Was the name of a band, now defunct. But I think it’s also a good title for this image, of a petrol filler cap and the reflection within the body work. Cars very often stir the emotions, often egotistical ones! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1604431357013-ZSLQ0SX40O2WK40ZN5BL/cars_and_girls.jpg Ego - Cars and Girls “Little boy got a hot rod, thinks it makes him some kind of new God, well this is one race he won't win Cos life's no cruise with a cool chick too many folks feelin' car sick, but it never pulls in Brucie's thoughts - pretty streamers - guess this world needs its dreamers may they never wake up But look at us now, quit driving, some things hurt more much more than cars and girls” Song, Cars and Girls by Prefab Sprout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1613664170273-VXW5LKMALWRQUT6J5N8D/goldfinger4.jpg Ego - Goldfinger ‘Golden words he will pour in your ear But his lies can't disguise what you fear For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her It's the kiss of death from Mister Goldfinger Pretty girl, beware of his heart of gold This heart is cold ‘ Words from the song, Goldfinger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1636645481118-WZ4VSG4D86UNKSSRV8JN/blue_for_you.jpg Ego - Blue for You Car fails to get the girl! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764851408949-V76S5MFVKIACTOYHFO2L/rambo.jpg Ego - Rambo Often seen behind the wheel of a muscle car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1729613348503-F2QZWL0HE3BSDE7YUIVM/love_those_curves.jpg Ego - Swoon Love those curves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764764948280-R92XWR9Q4RGCWDULRIYO/here_comes_the_rain_again.jpg Ego - Here Comes the Rain Again ‘Here comes the rain again Falling on my head like a memory Falling on my head like a new emotion I want to walk in the open wind I want to talk like lovers do Want to dive into your ocean Is it raining with you?’ Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764765335661-FO0HBKQO4RYC252RZ5B2/reign_supreme.jpg Ego - Reign Supreme A play on words, Rain/Reign Rain in the water droplets and Reign as in ruling over, as some cars may do in relation to competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764766755643-UP30NSKM38HX9U8H6L9X/merc_6+copy.jpg Ego - Hallowed Ground Owning a classic car, can often feel like sitting in a sacred space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765386193934-X4HG6C05MLBVI27JM3G7/braking_bad.jpg Ego - Slither See Awards & Exhibitions Selected for Fusion Art Red Online exhibition 5th December 2025-4th January 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1764851335618-9BM7GN6KMA21FMKQQA3K/in_a_sea_of_yellow.jpg Ego - In A Sea of Yellow Floating https://www.martinvallis.com/leaves-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1694698021008-BJV12LVYZL12QGKPYP8U/humiliation.jpg Alienation - Humiliation Humiliation can be traumatic particularly if the humiliation has come at the hands of a primary care giver, either a mother or father. I can recall several situations in my childhood where I felt humiliated by both my parents-I say that on reflection-and I will say, it wasn’t intended. Of course, my parents weren’t to know how I would receive the experience and the level of my sensitivity to that experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1694698021008-BJV12LVYZL12QGKPYP8U/humiliation.jpg Alienation - Humiliation Humiliation can be traumatic particularly if the humiliation has come at the hands of a primary care giver, either a mother or father. I can recall several situations in my childhood where I felt humiliated by both my parents-I say that on reflection-and I will say, it wasn’t intended. Of course, my parents weren’t to know how I would receive the experience and the level of my sensitivity to that experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595174078235-0QEU1D2B7IAU98H3447W/transitional_state.jpg Alienation - Transitional State From Neurosis to Psychosis, in relation to my mental state. This leaf also reminded me of a Cocoon/Chrysalis and the transition from a Caterpillar into a Moth or Butterfly. As Humans we also transition frequently, some transitions are obvious, Childhood to Adulthood and some perhaps not so, from relationship to relationship or job to job. Other transitions are far more subtle; at the end of this narrative, I won’t be the same person that started it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572970579605-YQ1M9MSBE1W2ITDUDPVK/paralysis_copy_copy.jpg Alienation - Dissociate Disconnection from reality both in my body and with the world and people around me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1636647535282-1PKOIVXK55BAZAJFBALU/subjugation.jpg Alienation - Subjugation The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1613579375703-G4WWHZQ4UQPISWUZ3VNN/looking_over_the_precipice.jpg Alienation - The Precipice ‘I remember, All those moments Lost in wonder, That we'll never Find again, Though the world Is my oyster, It's only a shell Full of memories, Now, only sorrow No tomorrow, There's no today for us Nothing is there, For us to share But yesterday’ Words taken from, ‘A Song for Europe’ by Roxy Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1613579416560-GXNLSCADGKCDW20TL375/out_of_body_experience.jpg Alienation - Annica Impermanence. The absence of an abiding self. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1613579430862-ZQ2NOG8WSWRFZLMOHGL0/hear_it_comes_again.jpg Alienation - Play Me My Song, Here It Comes Again ‘I've been waiting here for so long And all this time that passed me by It doesn't seem to matter now You stand there with your fixed expression Casting doubt on all I have to say Why don't you touch me, touch me’ Words taken from, Musical Box by Genesis (when they were a proper band with Peter Gabriel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1636647560854-RCI6YNC817VJ2YGHUOYV/the_process_of_possession.jpg Alienation - The Process of Possession ‘The state of having, owning, or controlling something or someone?’ In this instance ‘The Self’ It’s interesting when leaves change colour either because of the season or having fallen from the tree. The process almost looks as though another entity is taking over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1613580812460-5PGZMKG41PIF77C5LA4Q/lost_in_a_lost_world_%232_copy.jpg Alienation - Alienation A withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment: estrangement alienation … from the values of one's society and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1590677754134-BQ3B5NIIIRNYKA68SEFX/colour_me_red.jpg Alienation - Colour Me Red ‘Red is deep anger that never comes out Red is believing and then having doubt. Red reeks of revenge, of suffering and hate. Red is being thirsty and having to wait. It mocks you silently with a voice full of hate, Red is running through desert and sun, It’s needing a friend but having none. Red is the heart that’s been broken in two, It’s hearing those lies and wanting what’s true.’ Starr Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1658328364742-B5QMT0G5JMNIH254NZKT/who_am_i.jpg Alienation - On the Outside Looking In I’ve never belonged, never fitted in, I’ve spent a long time trying to find my true identity but of course it doesn’t exist. I am made of many parts, and they all contribute to the person I am but for a long time those parts felt separate / fragmented as though they were different selves in the same body, not integrated. Today, I’m aware that those different selves all belong to me and are not separate. integrated? Well, not quite but they’re getting there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1773081459973-2K13E139MYNCA76LZUB9/transition.jpg Alienation - I Inside the Old I Dying Is a song title by PJ Harvey, though the lyrics don’t reflect my own thinking in relation to this image. I’m reminded of Buddhist philosophy of Spiritual Death and Spiritual Rebirth. The old self needing to die before the new self can emerge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1729262279299-FI7RDOJ24TPC0TR1D25A/fade_away+copy.jpg Alienation - The Vanishing Isolation and alienation from people and society often come with a deeply felt feeling that I’m vanishing/disappearing from view/visibility? Do I exist, very often, I think not. A very painful experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572970579214-NYK7LN4RI535EH1KA9GA/lost_copy_copy.jpg Alienation - Lost in a Lost World ‘I woke up today, I was crying Lost in a lost world’ (Mike Pinder-The Moody Blues) Lack of Autonomy and a feeling of being lost or waiting for the instructions to arrive, so I can begin my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744729723469-5AEECM14PXP6J162XMW2/alone1.jpg Alienation - Exile ‘The ‘night sea journey’ is the journey into parts of ourselves that are split off, disavowed, unknown, unwanted, cast out and exiled to the various subterranean worlds of consciousness. The goal of this journey is to reunite us with ourselves. Such a homecoming can be surprisingly painful, even brutal. In order to undertake it, we must agree to exile nothing.’ Stephen Cope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1745934069700-VIJYZ6BI7O4BQ7AO0Z7R/mood_swings+copy.jpg Alienation - Mood Swings “Night after night, my mood swings come and go as they like Rebellious fickle teenagers, unable to decide Boy, I sure wish they'd make up my mind.” Words from the song, Mood Swings by Mercury Rev Rapid mood swings are a trait of my many mental difficulties. I often think of myself as a human Yo Yo up and down constantly, my mind controlled by others. https://www.martinvallis.com/texture-1 daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744729491777-VF7DXMRE41GLESYGJOSJ/neglect_final.jpg Neglect - Neglect There are many forms of emotional abuse, neglect being one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744729491777-VF7DXMRE41GLESYGJOSJ/neglect_final.jpg Neglect - Neglect There are many forms of emotional abuse, neglect being one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1774286263608-T162F73NYBQ59MBEAGMK/all_that_you_touch_final.jpg Neglect - All That You Touch ‘And all that you see All that you taste All you feel And all that you love And all that you hate All you distrust’ ‘Eclipse’ by Pink Floyd. Human touch such a vital part of communication, but so often missing. I don’t remember being touched as a child in a loving way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1590674054147-VQR9LCMWG8AZ7US7TYSK/psychosis.jpg Neglect - Wearing the Inside Out ‘Won't hear a sound From my mouth I've spent too long On the inside out My skin is cold To the human touch This bleeding heart's Not beating much’ Title taken from the song of the same name from the album, The Division Bell by Pink Floyd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1612453999751-VKH7I5OBVN4849AN84M0/on_the_face_of_it+copy.jpg Neglect - On The Face of It I have two thoughts when I look at this image, how things appear and how they really are? As in ‘Beauty is only skin deep ‘ The other being, Boundaries from a psychological perspective. They can be very beneficial in a protective sense. However, they can also be very restrictive and stunting of freedom. As well as preventing human communication and connection. A lack of boundaries and framework can leave one feeling vulnerable but for me vulnerability is an important part of human experience and mutual expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1636731753564-I8R0GPP8YP1OGE2HS1DB/yesterday_i_died_tomorrows_bleeding.jpg Neglect - Yesterday I Died, Tomorrow's Bleeding #1 Is a line from the song Shattered by The Age of Information written by David Hodges. I’m reminded of times when I’d made attempts on my life. When in a deep black hole, no light penetrates nor any thought of others and the aftermath I would have left behind had I succeeded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1641747772642-TMQLWVMQ668DQ3F3Y5R5/altar.jpg Neglect - Altar ‘In the very corner of my soul there’s an altar to a different God’ Fernando Pessoa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1641748143346-335AWAAV1MLJZEW0FRI2/the_seeds_of_discontent+copy.jpg Neglect - The Seeds of Discontent “The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are.” Fernando Pessoa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1690648028138-HD9VZ5NVD3RKX2YOYJRK/when_the_levee_breaks+copy.jpg Neglect - The Moment Just Before Breaking Point ‘For there is many a small betrayal in the mind, a shrug that lets the fragile sequence break sending with shouts the horrible errors of childhood storming out to play through the broken dike.’ From the poem, A Ritual To Read to Each Other, by William Stafford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1698075542336-7O52OCJTO3YF42QKBEIC/morse_lacking_a_moral_code+copy.jpg Neglect - Morse Lacking A Moral Code See Awards: LightSpaceTime - 7th Patterns, Texture and Form Exhibition Without a moral compass, you may simply act per your own convenience, without taking into consideration what's better for others or society as a whole. People who lack moral compasses can be difficult to deal with because they often make decisions that will negatively impact those around them. I think this may be true of some who were charged with my care when I was a child https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1712674675037-QMNR6HCXO9XLCRP5PYIG/its_a_thin_line_between_love_and_hate+copy.jpg Neglect - It's A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Is the title of a song that several musicians recorded. It also brought to mind a book ‘I Hate You Don’t Leave Me’ by J Kreisman and Hal Straus, the book is about, borderline personality disorder and those who suffer with it, of which I’m one. One of the characteristics is rapid mood swings and polarised thinking. Hence, one moment I/we may ‘Love’ someone and the next, ‘Hate’ them, all within a matter of seconds, depending on the trigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1717084250089-AOGNS4XMZUYKL8U85YY9/how_long_is_a_piece_of_string_1+copy.jpg Neglect - How Long Is a Piece Of String? Featured in, 'Contrast' Magazine, Sept 2024. The title refers to a question, of which there is no known answer. Equally it could relate to my father’s personality of which there often weren't any known answers. Other than perhaps, my own belief that he suffered with PTSD, from service during WW2. Something so many must have suffered, without knowing or being supported and the neglect from those who sent them to war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1717683182102-1IC886PKSNEGM324J0T9/darkness_aka_this_is_the_way_step_inside+copy.jpg Neglect - Darkness aka This Is the Way, Step Inside. Would you step into the darkness if invited? I doubt very much I would. And yet it may equally be safe, as unsafe. Darkness, an interesting concept in its many interpretations. As a kid I was frightened of the dark, being the youngest I was made to go to bed first. I would never close my eyes until someone else had come to bed. Nor would I sleep with my face to the wall, always facing out, just incase the bogey man came. Today the darkness I face, is that which resides in my own head. This is the way, Step Inside. Is a line from the song, Atrocity Exhibition by Joy Division https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1722610203019-SYFJ16A0DGKD42PNGA95/virus+copy.jpg Neglect - Virus I liken living with mental health complexity as being either possessed or having a virus spreading throughout my body that I have no control of. As though something else is taking control of my actions in both thought and behaviour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744729020696-YF3B3V7C2D8P0MCAY6JE/more_heroes.jpg Neglect - The Power of Words No, was a familiar word that I heard repeatedly as a kid. My mother, through her own fear and bipolar, as well as me being the youngest of the siblings, she was overprotective and smothering. Of course, it wasn’t intentional, but it did have a detrimental impact and stunted my growth, as well as impede my need to establish autonomy, which I feel, I still haven't achieved today. Interestingly, when I was asked once to imagine a picture of my mother, a Python came to mind and we all know what they do, suffocate and smother their prey. But equally the idea of wrapping around a person could also suggest protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1753349799651-V0E3O621FPTHSCF88GA1/identity.jpg Neglect - Identity Many would recognise the identity of this silhouette within the image. The Deerstalker Hat and Pipe belonging to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. But our own identity and specifically my own may not be so clear, in fact others may recognise my identity before I do. Lack of a sense of self may well come about by a fragmentation or split in personality, because of childhood trauma. Even today, a lack of integration of the many facets to my identity/personality creates confusion and an uncomfortableness in simply being. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1757435137680-L2ZTC3CTVRVTWRT3G363/wooden_eyes.jpg Neglect - Turn a Blind Eye Knots in wood are often referred to as ‘eyes’ but of course they can’t see (blind) Sometimes when something is too unpalatable or painful, we may ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ in the hope of not seeing, the seeable or hoping that it might go away and therefore saving us the need to take uncomfortable action. The same can also be true of abuse taking place within a family, by a family member. Others within the family may see it or be aware of it but choose to, Turn A Blind Eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765632840188-O97URKFD52CYCYN604QA/emotional_burns.jpg Neglect - Abuse ‘Where were you when I was burned and broken While the days slipped by from my window watching Where were you when I was hurt and helpless Because the things you say and the things you do surround me…’ Words from the song, Coming Back to Life from the album, The Division Bell by Pink Floyd. Words by David Jon Gilmour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1774368012270-0WOKX0SFM1GIS4F3IHN0/fault_line.jpg Neglect - Fault Line A play upon words. "Fault Line" captures both a geological concept—a fracture in the Earth's crust marking tectonic boundaries—and a metaphor for tracing responsibility or blame. The phrase demonstrates how language can convey depth through literal and figurative interpretations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1622232519631-OVDA8UU39VY41DT7839E/cutting_remarks.jpg Neglect - Cutting Remarks I’m reminded of the children’s nursery rhyme ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’ Which is another childhood lie, words do hurt! The power of words and language can’t be under estimated and can be cutting, destructive, abusive and sometimes fatal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572971241306-9VKT99L66XKG2W1P2LQV/the_space_of_sorrow_copy.jpg Neglect - The Space of Sorrow Decaying door, Budapest Hungary. Can there be beauty in both decay and sorrow? https://www.martinvallis.com/awards-1 daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1769366196783-J5R4H0E3KL2MOMOU7ACE/F-Light_Shadow_2026_postcard.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Shadow Self with a Touch of Pink The image titled above is currently featured in this exhibition. It is part of the ‘Others’ series on this website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1769366196783-J5R4H0E3KL2MOMOU7ACE/F-Light_Shadow_2026_postcard.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Shadow Self with a Touch of Pink The image titled above is currently featured in this exhibition. It is part of the ‘Others’ series on this website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1765817924274-O0L2VUG44M3LNS25P7ZL/red_2025_postcard.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Finalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1698074802023-996P3G7SPBZSAS7PVMCP/Martin_Vallis_-_PD_-_Hon._Mention_-_7th_Patterns_Textures_Forms.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1744113571053-4CHJGP0J7PXQDCEBD9WQ/Martin_Vallis_-_PD_-_Hon._Mention_-_16th_Abstracts+copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - As Sure As Tick Follows Tock See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1745003789996-KRK4YBN9EXK7I2O7RTLV/Martin_Vallis_-_SM_-_16th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1732206198415-76MP2E7YJ84VKO9N0FZ5/Otherworlds+Certificate+of+Participation.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Certificate of Participation See Others. Other Self. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1712583193872-F9MK368DP88APRN0UL2J/Martin_Vallis_-_PD_-_1st_Place_-_15th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Blood Red Game See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1712583160381-Y4518J4SCRZU1PD3NSDV/Martin_Vallis_-_OA_-_3rd_Place_-_15th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Blood Red Game See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1712583110452-RC3LGQSHK5M5Q9HF6LQ5/Martin_Vallis_-_SR_-_15th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Flowers of Romance See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1704648544829-ES9X86S1NCCDLVT16P03/martin+vallis+Light%26Shadow+Participation+certificate.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Certificate of Participation The Glasgow Gallery of Photography Image - The Waiting Room see Others https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1702048897437-3GUGXRC8ANUXZKA7MN8S/recollections_of_the_shining+copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Recollections of the Shinning In relation to the film by Stanley Kubrick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1702048823834-ULYO5B6R4ZZDPU08FZZ8/Martin_Vallis_-_SM_-_13th_Open+%281%29.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Recollections of the Shinning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1698076389299-4FJS0W3LI4FZSSP9II2O/Martin_Vallis_-_PD_-_Hon._Mention_-_7th_Patterns_Textures_Forms.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - LightSpaceTime - 7th Patterns, Texture and Form Exhibition Image, see Neglect. Morse Lacking A Moral Code https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1698074921469-VDQGTO6KVJZISND65MMK/Martin_Vallis_-_SR_-_7th_Patterns_Textures_Forms+%281%29.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Light Space Time Exhibition Image see Others: Impaired Autonomy aka Help Me Somebody https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1692283886563-14Z0VF6SLTJQ8R5OIY0D/Martin_Vallis_-_SM_-_5th_Primary_Colors.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Light Space Time Gallery Image: ‘Private Eyes’ see Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1600090936090-TCO86WZEEG8BOEP9AH5U/Photo+-+Hon+Mention+-+Martin+Vallis+-+4th+Patterns.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See Shadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1692283946598-5U4ZB9JH3R3CGY9VNQYD/Martin+VallisBlueParticipation+certificate.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Certificate of Participation Glasgow Gallery of Photography Image: ‘Private Eyes’ see Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1692283831767-KL6Z8Z5CERGLVZIXH1GF/Martin_Vallis_-_SR_-_5th_Primary_Colors.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Light Space Time Gallery Image: ’Simply Red’ see Ego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1652564589685-N1QCR5X35Q5493UHJNPQ/12th+Figurative+2022++-+Art+Exhibition+Event+Postcard.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1653771343341-8AYOG0M0GYJMBUVI38UX/one_upwomanship.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - One Upwomanship Awarded Special Recognition in the Light Space & Time online 12th Figurative Art Exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1653771417101-IM5HDN2RWBJV52MVYOUY/Martin_Vallis_-_SR_-12th_Figurative.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1653771377246-LWYQ8IXX67BM6682EI18/the_readers.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Readers Awarded Special Recognition in the Light Space & Time 12th online Figurative Art Exhibition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1653771441659-HFDTU38JDIPPOFVOI45H/Martin_Vallis_2_-_SR_-12th_Figurative.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1646840406514-QZ564CH4QHT813VXLW0D/Martin_Vallis_-_SM_-_13th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1621266432337-RJATS464F65JTOR4QKNR/martin_vallis_-_sr_-_11th_botanicals.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1621266469585-40WMQIFD26ZK1K5HAQ1B/emotional_interior.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Emotional Interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1616082637821-NCTNK5GW82VBBQCWZWVQ/martin_vallis_-_SR_-_12th_Abstracts.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1601822394405-QQ1U5GZK15IS0PNDBKYC/SR+-+Martin+Vallis+-+4th+Patterns.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See Ego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595084270831-K4BLT7KTPCVFAJSZS335/house_of_the_rising_sun_award.jpg Awards & Exhibitions See ArtCity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595695866051-KRZ32MTRJLYOADJH39O4/continuation_in_expression_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572975667448-QLSGZMLMD8LDP4ORHEDT/continuation_in_expression.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Continuation in Expression https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1594735369946-4BFKURCEYO8G039C4IAM/house_of_the_rising_sun_award.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696041664-LTSWVVUQHVO61T4P7TQZ/pure_matter_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions A K A The Elegance of Pain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1646841496712-Y20O9PRU1EED5YTS6A3L/the_elegance_of_pain_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Pure Matter AKA The Elegance of Pain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572971706610-BHCMLBKR7LB6ZNV1G3YG/formation_and_vision_aug_2019.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572975743187-FLM8UY5W3Z72SKOCZ76D/fprmation_or_vision.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Formation or Vision The Beauty and Wonder of Nature as seen in this flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595085484016-ZGOHGHIZ0WUXH8U1CFNL/depth_of_desire_award_july_2019.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions See Ego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595172414870-R34M75WHG1U8F3CL0WP4/when_worlds_collide_award_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1646841901392-LZ1PB1HWJCDSQOOG1MA2/when_worlds_collide.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - When Worlds Collide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696181802-ITJMLN9WDGTJLW6KFXPV/the_place_where_thought_begins_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595084880366-ISNS0LAOG8CB29W89I9V/the_place_where_thought_begins.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Place Where Thought Begins ‘The Place Where Thought Begins’ is a line from the poem, Unwittingly by John Burnside. Slightly modified by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696345920-240CHWRB6MHPGIR28CAI/aesthetic_peacock_construction_award_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1616082915250-CIJO6CUYWMSW52PRI2PJ/aesthetic_peacock_construction.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Aesthetic Peacock Construction From the ArtCity Series. Urban Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696506295-4P5PCR5UMM7XJI1L6TGY/the_dream_of_life_award_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions A K A In The Steps of Jackson Pollock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1646842069293-ZFL1XOY2X4LGRHUVBEVD/the-dream_of_life_%28a_k_a_in_the_steps_of_jackson_pollock%29.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - The Dream of Life AKA, In the Steps of Jackson Pollock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696660623-C3VGV6CA7YCUYGIZI2HV/contours_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1590679959446-JVRZIV437HR2IIYIOJQE/the_screaming_copy_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Contours A K A, The Screaming. The wavy lines of the tree bark reminded me of the painting style of Edvard Munch’s The Scream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572971713513-16BB3RZ8Y3AY7C7NV0F0/curve_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572975749451-7MXE6NFYFF2CXBQSNQVD/curve_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Curve Abstract interpretation of an incense burner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1595696792970-P26VT5GRVKQYR7B5UZZ5/peeling_skin_award.jpeg Awards & Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1646842288022-MPZMHS8UK153EAE8TATZ/peeling_skin_copy_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Peeling Skin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1572971726810-1FRTMCD12URGQFJQF3XV/wall_award.jpg Awards & Exhibitions A K A, Repressed Mind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1590680011837-DBPTNKV9QGDCVYAMR9CN/repressed_mind_copy.jpg Awards & Exhibitions - Wall A K A, Repressed Mind. https://www.martinvallis.com/clouds daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1620750455594-3VOR98BKJ75F1EXEKIBN/daydream_in_blue.jpg Clouds - Daydream in Blue 'Daydream I fell asleep amid the flowers For a couple of hours, on a beautiful day' Words from the song, Daydream in Blue by I Monster And I was asleep in the grass with my dog and when I awoke and looked up, I was greeted with this image on such a beautiful day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1620750455594-3VOR98BKJ75F1EXEKIBN/daydream_in_blue.jpg Clouds - Daydream in Blue 'Daydream I fell asleep amid the flowers For a couple of hours, on a beautiful day' Words from the song, Daydream in Blue by I Monster And I was asleep in the grass with my dog and when I awoke and looked up, I was greeted with this image on such a beautiful day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1620750559273-VHF5499V9HA2DIELR7HX/migration.jpg Clouds - Migration Do clouds, like birds, migrate? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1620750577723-C8N1K26JCP8Q16JMW8KQ/sail_on_silver_girl_sail_on_by.jpg Clouds - Sail on Silver Girl, Sail on By ‘Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way’ Words taken from, Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1620750781151-CFF50G6LF9NGKJRXZQL1/IMG_1189.jpg Clouds - The Cloud ‘I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid, In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken, The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under, And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.’ Verse from, The Cloud by Percy Bysshe Shelley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1687871755603-27YBX5ZSP0KCYGWWW2D6/wishy_washy.jpg Clouds - Will o' the Wisp #1 Mischievous Clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1687871805809-ZOU3UFAOM96SZICVB3YH/god_makes_an_appearance.jpg Clouds - God Makes an Appearance “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day.” George Carlin on Religion Having been raised a catholic I always hesitate when people ask if I believe in God, so I guess that would make me an Agnostic rather than an Atheist or is my non committal a fear of being struck down for even suggesting such a thing? But if he/she does exist maybe he/she would take on the form of a cloud when making an appearance, Mystical, Magical and Beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1702392178178-WF6JZN6GE3DH54DRG3YH/more_buildings_with_clouds+copy.jpg Clouds - Vying For Ascendency Opposing Forces competing to be at the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1729519559798-5A1YGG3HQQ1WIVVP90GP/reflection.jpg Clouds - Andrei Tarkovsky, perhaps? A reference to the film, “Mirror,” directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1729520680627-BNM92EIH8H5N2EG8RJIR/skip_the_light_fandango+copy.jpg Clouds - Skip the Light Fandango “We skip the light fandango” Is a line from the song, A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem. I feel this cloud is doing just that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1731683266523-X17MNXLF7H4ZFU5XGWU6/peter_paul_mary+copy.jpg Clouds - Peter Paul and Mary Can you spot the Jet plane? If you can and you’re of a certain age, you’ll understand the title of this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9cb5e466eb3019afbb2887/1752431129884-C2JOO9YNSRXC16CN413B/whirling_dervish-2.jpg Clouds - Whirling Dervish A whirling dervish is a member of the Mevlevi Order of Sufis, known for their ritualistic whirling dance called the "Sema". 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