
Friday, 2 December 2011
Northlight Open Studios and Art Cafe

Sunday, 13 November 2011
Facebook Giveaway !!!


Sunday, 2 October 2011
Fresh Meat



Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Website Update

Have been radically updating my website this week. My different modes of creativite expression are finally consolidated in what I believe to be a cohesive set-up. There you will find not only my artwork but also my surface pattern design work including my handmade lampshades and other project ideas. All comments most welcome.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Calder Gallery June 2011
Its been a while since I posted here and this is one of the reasons why... many hours spent in the studio working on my latest exhibition for The Calder Gallery. I hadn't painted so intensively for a while as I'd been spending quite a lot of my time on design work so it was a challenge to get going to begin with, but ultimately very rewarding . It was also therapeutic as I recently suffered the loss of my dad so I was lucky to have a project to throw myself into, especially as it involved something which he had encouraged so much. - It was my dad who first gave me a love of both art and nature. 

Several of the recent works have 'trees' either as a main focus (as with 'Spring Air, Midgley Moor' above) or as an enveloping presence through which to view or glimpse the beauty of the landscape.



The Calder Gallery Exhibition runs until June 26th.
Friday, 18 February 2011
New Colour schemes, New work.
I have lots of ideas for brand new lampshades and they'll be coming along very soon. In the meantime I have just finished making up a set of shades using my existing designs in new colour schemes. This is Suburban Dream in red ( photographed in my studio last night). I'm in the process of loading them into my ETSY shop. Come and take a look.

I've been working really hard at 'compartmentalising' my work lately, a necessity with so many different things that I want to do. Since Christmas, besides lampshades I've been working on a couple of textile design projects so my painting has had to be set aside for a while. We've also been working at insulating the studio - a long and difficult process but one seemingly not only to lead to a more functional winter studio but also giving us all good confidence in the use of power tools ( believe me I had none previously) and perhaps some teamwork skills! Anyway, still quite a bit to do there, but after this week - half term break - I will be painting again. As well as The Calder Gallery in June I will be exhibiting later this year at Gallery Top , Rowsley, Chatsworth. Had a couple of days out with Charlie walking in Derbyshire for inspiration but must put paint to canvas soon. These photos show our 8 mile circular walk up Kinder Scout last week. It was forecast low cloud and poor visibility over the Peak District but we decided to go for it anyway - thank goodness.








Monday, 17 January 2011
New pictures on Etsy
Added to my etsy shop today - one original painting: Last Light, Porth Neigwl
Plus two new prints taken from recent works from my last exhibition in November -
Stormy Sky over Stoodley:
And Stoodley from Todmorden Edge:

Stormy Sky over Stoodley:


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