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Art in the Pen 2018

May 20, 2018

Art in the Pen 2018

I will be back in Skipton again this year for Art in the Pen and this year I will be in Pen 48.

I had such good fun last year converting a very stinky pen into a gallery for the weekend.  Hoping to do the same again this year and show casing some new oil and cold wax paintings.

The Artist's magazine's 2017 competition

Feb 18, 2018

The Artist's magazine's 2017 competition

I found out that I was a finalist last summer but this has only just been published in the latest issue of the Artist's magazine.  Super chuffed to have been one of the finalists.
Winter Exhibition at the Harrison Lord Gallery

Sep 10, 2017

Winter Exhibition at the Harrison Lord Gallery

I've been driving around the region today picking up paintings and dropping them off in preparation for the Harrison Lord Winter exhibition which starts on 23 September.  I have five paintings with them as well as some framed giclee prints.

Exhibition starts on 23 September 2017 and runs into early November. 

A painting in progress

Jul 17, 2017

A painting in progress

So I've bought a new gadget which means I can literally hang my phone from anything and set it up to film a painting in progress.  And this is what I did this weekend and as it is time lapsed you can see me paint one of my larger paintings in just a few seconds.  It does take me just a little b...
Transfer paper

Jul 16, 2017

Transfer paper

Last week I spent a whole afternoon adding some beautiful new colours to my stock of transfer papers.  Transfer papers allow me to make sketch type marks on my paintings and is basically a pigment rich version of carbon copy paper for those of you who can remember what that is!  This version use...
Saltaire Arts Trail 2017

Jun 27, 2017

Saltaire Arts Trail 2017

So Saltaire Arts Trail has been and gone for another year.  A big thank you to all of you who were able to make the event, especially friends and family who came to provide support, cake and for taking us to the pub at the end of each day. If you didn't get chance to visit us then here's a lit...