Water,Heath&Home

My new show Water, Heath & Home opens at the beginning of February, I am showing a new body of work that I think shows a real fluidity that having a year to produce created for me. I am showing with ceramic artist Jacqueline Leighton Boyce her work draws inspiration from the landscape which surrounds her. Although the medium is different the approach has real similarities to my own and I think our work sits very well together.

'The Demure Dandelion'

Terracotta  

'Sitting,waiting'

Mixed media on canvas

The show runs from 4th-27th February

Private View Wednesday 3rd February 6.00-8.30pm

February musings.....

'Lillies Vase'

It is now the strange month of Febuary....we are now in the thick of it with the sweet knowledge of spring being around the corner. I was showing at London Art Fair at the end of January with Jonathan Cooper and whilst visiting the fair I stumbled across this beautiful painting by Winifred Nicholson which has everything I needed at that moment and at every time I look at it. The warmth, the delicacy and the strength all at the same time.....wow.

Winifred Nicholson

 I am in essence a printmaker that found painting so from time to time I hanker after print. Because of the the chemical process of etching I have not had my hands on a piece of copper for many years. That is until last week when some beautifully rocked mezzotint plates landed on my door mat.
The steps are tentative because I have never used this method but I rummaged around for my etching burnisher and scraper looking for the light in the beautiful velvet black.I am going to submit the outcome to The Summer Exhibition so we shall see.There are new canvas's ordered a solo show in the pipe line so much work to do so I better get on with it!

Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery Christmas Show!!!

I am very excited to announce that I will be exhibiting in this wonderful gallery in London in December. I got the little brochure through the post this morning and it made me sooo excited, it is my first showing with them and Alice and Jonathan have filled me with enthusiasm and encouragement for which I am very grateful.
You can see all the work on their online catalogue which if I was able I would post the link but I have not got that far in my computing skills!
Open Studio is finished now and Daisy and I had amazing support, we where quite overwhelmed by the number of visitors and I would like to thank each and everyone. I am now getting the house and studio back to working order because you know what they say…..'there is no rest for the wicked'!!!
Here are a couple of the pieces in the show….

Christmas Exhibition

New Contemporaries

Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery

4-21st December

view online catalogue at

jonathancooper.co.uk

' Billy Boy'

Mixed media on canvas

30x41cm

'He's on his way'

Mixed media on canvas

51x41cm

My paintings are in Stockholm and I wish I was!

I am hoping this one was chosen to go off to Stockholm for the Affordable Art Fair..I am not sure what the gallery decided to take but this week a clutch of my paintings will be visiting ....and hopefully repatriating. I think I have something wrong...I want to be in Stockholm this week!!!
I am however working on a show in December with my head still by the sea, I have to make eight paintings for their selection of six and I am establishing a new relationship with this gallery which is exciting and fills my stomach with butterflies....this is a crazy way to earn a living and I now truly believe I have elements of insanity.....there I've said it!!!!

'Nana's Shelf'

For selection at Jonatathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery...will they or won't they................