Resolutions, intentions, dreams, plans, goals, habits. We aim for change each New Year, set ourselves straight again, brush off the dust from last year. This year it will be better. I will be better. I’m not so sure about that. To want to be better implies that you’re starting from a point of not being […]
I’m delighted to be able to tell you that my Zillah Bell Gallery Printfest award, which takes the form of a solo exhibition at the gallery will take place between the 8th and 22nd February 2025, with a Private View on the evening of 7th February. I’m really excited, and am preparing the artwork as
Dates for Solo Exhibition at Zillah Bell Contemporary Art, Thirsk, Yorkshire Read More »
I recently visited the Paula Rego and Goya exhibition at the Holbourne Museum in Bath. It was nightmarish. Not just scary, but surreal, both artist producing dream-like, sinister images that felt like they had reached into the furthest corners of the subconcious mind to wrench out images. They were also intensely light and dark, working
The Dark and the Light: How Photography has Influenced my Artwork Read More »
As well as buying work on paper and mixed media artwork from this site, you will always find a selection of my work, framed and unframed at the following galleries: Cambridge Contemporary Art, Watermark Gallery, Harrogate, Little Buckland Gallery, Nr Broadway, Cotswolds, Tincleton Gallery, Dorset, and Makers, Colston Street, Bristol
Where to Find my Work Read More »
What do you do when your inspiration is zero? After a bottleneck of art events recently and my usual overestimation of my capacity, I found myself burnt out and blue. I knew I needed to do something creative, but the motivation had left me. I was worn out with nothing to give. I needed to
On Burnout, Bottlenecks and the Blues Read More »
And if it does, what makes it beautiful anyway? I did an Illustration degree 20 years ago and that time one of the worst ways you could describe art was ‘illustrative’. The same goes for the idea of merely creating ‘pretty pictures’. But can we use beauty to our own ends and what’s so wrong
Does Your Artwork Have to Be Beautiful? Read More »
The house I grew up in was always messy. So much so that my standard, default greeting when inviting people in was, ‘Sorry about the mess’, and one friend even called it ‘The Messy House’ (though to be fair the house he lived in was the other end of the tidy spectrum). This was the
In Praise of the Messy Read More »
It will be my first time as a participant in this Bristol Art institution. It’s going to be fun, I’d love to see you there (I’m on the second floor). There’ll be a mixed exhibition of studio holders work in our exhibition space on the ground floor, Kit Form, alongside auction pieces (you might be
My First Jamaica Street Open Studios- 20th-22nd September! Read More »
I’ll be opening up my house and shed studio again this year, with all new work to see, art on paper and mixed media boards, at a range of prices, plus a small selection of pieces on sale. Come and see me and my work in a relaxed setting and take in the best of
The answer is a resounding yes- with a few adjustments. We’re fast coming upon the 6 week summer holidays in the UK, when family time and childcare will take up much more of my time. Although I love not having the pressure to do much, I also really enjoy making artwork and don’t want to
Can I Still Make Art When I’m Caring for Others (Or Myself)? Read More »