Category Archives: Galleries & Events
Newark Pop Up No More
The Newark Pop Up Gallery has now vanished. We did our last day yesterday (Saturday) and everyone removed their stuff today – you wouldn’t know we had been there! It was a really good experience and I thoroughly enjoyed teaming … Continue reading
Newark Pop Up Private View
Had our private view of the gallery last night. It went really well. No-one thought to make a note of numbers, but my daughter took a few photos and you can see it was busy.
Newark Pop Up Gallery
Just finished hanging work for the Pop Up Gallery in Newark ready for the opening tomorrow. There really is an exciting mix of works. Bill Ming has some terrific new abstract collages, alongside the exuberant figure paintings of Nikki McKay. … Continue reading
Thoresby Open Exhibition
Really pleased that Thoresby has selected three of my paintings for the Open Exhibition. This year the theme is ‘conflict’ and I chose to enter two paintings of Newark Castle together with a view of Nottingham’s market square that contrasts … Continue reading
Proposed Pop Up Gallery in Newark
Bill Ming has asked me to join a ‘Pop Up Gallery’ in Newark with himself and three other artists, to take place in the latter half of September. It sounds like an exciting opportunity – I really like Bill’s abstract … Continue reading
Staithes Gallery – Lifeboat Show 2011
This morning I sent off 6 paintings to the Staithes Gallery ready for their Lifeboat Show, running from 8 – 25 April. Colours are all tints and tones of powdery blues and rose pantiles in these Yorkshire paintings. Most of the … Continue reading
New Paintings for Staithes Gallery Exhibition
I’ve been working on new paintings of Staithes to be part of an exhibition at the Staithes Gallery in April (Lifeboat Show 2011, 8-25 April). There is a rich source of compositional possibilities near the mouth of the river around the footbridge, … Continue reading
Southwell Minster Spring Fair
I’m going to be at the Southwell Minster Spring Fair on Saturday (5th March 2011) and have just started gathering things together for this. I will be displaying prints and art cards of my work alongside several new paintings, particularly … Continue reading
Christmas Open Studio
In spite of the weather, I’m going to run a Christmas Open Studio this Saturday, 11th Dec and again on 18th Dec. I’ll be open from 10am to 4pm and, nearby, Lizzyz Coffee House will be open from 10am to 1pm and … Continue reading
Visiting Staithes and Staithes Gallery
Drove to Staithes this morning, where we met up with Al Milnes at the Staithes Gallery. She took all my latest work – seemed very pleased with them. Walked around Staithes through the afternoon. So quiet – very much a place … Continue reading