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
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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
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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
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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
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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 »
Recently, a second visit to Jim Ede’s house in Cambridge, ‘Kettle’s Yard’, got me thinking about how we live with art and it’s place in our everyday worlds. Kettle Yard is Jim’s masterpiece. A curator, collector, lecturer and author, Jim Ede knew he would never make great art. But he did know how to put
Living with Art, Art about Living Read More »
My weekend at Printfest (the annual print fair in Ulverston, Cumbria) got me thinking about how and why people buy art. Many of my sales during the weekend came from repeat buyers and those who had saved up to come to Printfest as a highlight in their year. I also met lots of Instagram followers
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