Blog
It is very tempting to let the images speak for themselves and of course ultimately they must. Nonetheless this blog enables me to explain something about how, why, when and where my work is made. It is a place where I can share parts of my working day, the progress of a painting or etching and where my work is to be exhibited.
“Amazing Rare Things” exhibition Water Street Gallery.
I delivered five paintings to Water Street Gallery, Todmorden this afternoon for the forthcoming “Amazing Rare Things” exhibition. Rosemary was busy sorting work for exhibition but sadly I will be unable to see the exhibition during the Preview as I’ll be teaching my painting class that evening. All the works in this exhibition will be […]
Read more...Intaglio workshop at The Biscuit Factory Gallery
I set off at 6.00am on Saturday 20th October 2018 to deliver paintings and prints to a gallery in St. Abbs, Scotland. It was lovely to catch up with the owners Jenny and Chris before arriving at the home of Sally and Nigel Leighton in nearby Coldingham. Nigel used to rent the studio next door […]
Read more...Mollie Marriott
I have been working on an oil on canvas inspired by a Mollie Marriott gig at The Deaf Institute….I think I finished it late this afternoon. At the moment it is very wet and the surface is a bit too reflective due to the glazes I’ve used for me to obtain a good quality photograph. […]
Read more...Status Quo in Manchester
Hi Quo fans…just in case anyone wants to see this painting in the flesh, I will be exhibiting it at Manchester Art Fair on stand 520…more information at https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk/visitors/visitor-information/landing-page Other work inspired by musicans including Slash, Wishbone Ash, Pearl Jam, The Mission, Wilko Johnson, Joanne Shaw-Taylor, Alter Bridge, The Cult, Muse, ZZ Top, King King […]
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