Category Archives: Awards & Prizes
Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2020
It was lovely to learn that one of my paintings has been shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2020, run by the Holt Festival. “Washing in the Crew Yard” is one of a series of works I completed … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Art Events, en plein air, Nottinghamshire, paintings
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Paint Out Norfolk 2020 – Day 8 (Trowse & Prizes)
A couple of day’s after the event (I was really tired when it finished), here is my account of the final day of the Paint Out Norfolk 2020 event. The painting locations for the last day were narrowed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, en plein air, Norwich, Paint Out, Paint Out Norfolk 2020
Tagged art, Art Events, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, paintings
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Paint Out Norwich 2018 – Days 3, 4 & 5
Mon 15 Oct – Anglia Square This day’s theme was ‘modernising’ and, after being thoroughly spoiled with the Medieval beauty of the city in the days before, I was curious to see this somewhat controversial area of Norwich – a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Art Events, John Sell Cotman, Norfolk, Norwich, paintings
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Paint Out Norwich 2018 – Day 1
With the Paint Out Norwich competition concluded I’ve spent a couple of days recovering before typing up my hand-written notes. I wanted to say a little about some of my paintings and thought I would do some short blog pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, en plein air, Landscapes, Norwich, Paint Out
Tagged art, Carrow Abbey, Colemans Factory, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Guildhall, paintings, St Peter Mancroft
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Charlestown
This painting of Charlestown in Cornwall was selected for ‘Open 28‘, the East Midlands Open Art Exhibition in Leicester, which is on at the Old Library Gallery, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL from 6 July to 26 August, 2017. … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Charlestown, Cornwall, Seascapes
Tagged Charlestown, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, paintings
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Buxton Spa Prize Exhibition
Earlier this week I delivered two paintings and a sketchbook to the Green Man Gallery in Buxton, as submissions for this year’s Buxton Spa Prize. The exhibition of entries runs from 1-31 July (The Green Man Gallery is at Hardwick … Continue reading
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Tagged Buxton Spa, Derbyshire, Exhibition, paintings
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Oxford Art Prize
I was in Oxford in June taking part in the Oxford Art Prize – an en plein air competition, where I prepared two works. The exhibition is now on and continues to 13 September at the O3 Gallery and Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, en plein air, Landscapes, O3 Gallery, Oxford
Tagged en plein air, Nuffield College Oxford, O3 Gallery, Oxford, paintings
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St John’s College from Trinity Street, Cambridge
I was delighted to learn earlier this month that my painting of Trinity Street, Cambridge had won a Winsor & Newton Award. When I chose the viewpoint for this work, I was partly drawn to the architectural majesty of St John’s College with its castellated Tudor Great Gate, contrasting … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Cambridge, Landscapes
Tagged art, Cambridge, paintings, St Johns College
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