I had gone to the Netherlands during the summer and the presence of artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Rembrandt had evoked a feeling within me that had inspired me to look at the different things in life from a different perspective.   …

Caution! This isn’t for the faint-hearted. In 1814, a company in Schweinfurt, Germany, created a new type of green dye that was so much brighter than normal dyes of green - almost jewel-like called emerald green. This colour took over many parts of…