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This Oxford painting was also sold for me (some years ago) by the @wrengallery in Burford ... 'Tom Tower of Christ Church College, from Pembroke Square'And another of my Oxford paintings (from 2014-15) that sold at @claremontart (and again there are prints on my Etsy shop).Here is another of my Oxford paintings from 2012-13 - as I wrote at the time, "I had been searching for a way to paint Magdalen College ever since I arrived in Oxford, but the busy and wide road in front of the main facade didn't make me feel very optimistic I would find a composition that worked for me. I found my view point unexpectedly as I was walking up the main road towards Magdalen Tower one late afternoon in winter. The tall gatepost terminating a run of low walling suddenly presented itself as a counterpoint to the upright of the Tower and a third dark upright in the form of a tree."Looking again at my early Oxford paintings is instilling a sense of nostalgia for early visits. This work, from 2012, was my first impression of Oxford - the first point of entering into the city. I was interested in the concept of bridges transposing one’s perceived experience from the ordinary to the otherworldliness of Oxford. The repetition of urn-like parapet supports leads the viewer to a Narnia-like streetlamp under a veil of bared branches drawn through the sky, with Magdalen Tower only faintly seen in the background, hinting at what is to come.Continuing my theme of the Radcliffe 'in the round', here it is tucked away behind the Bodleian. My diary at the time (2013) records my focus on the formal components ...
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Wales Contemporary Exhibition 2020
I was delighted in September to have one of my sculptural pieces, ‘Working the Landscape’, shortlisted in the Wales Contemporary Exhibition 2020, to be held at the Waterfront Gallery in Milford Haven. Having delivered my work at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Ceramics, Sculpture
Tagged art, ceramic, Ceramics, Exhibition, sculpture
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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
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Buxton Spa, Galleries & Events, Green Man Gallery, Landscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Buxton Spa, Derbyshire, Exhibition, paintings
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Wren Gallery Autumn Exhibition 2013
The Wren Gallery in Burford, Oxfordshire has put a selection of my work in their Autumn Exhibition. Their focus for my work is seascapes, particularly of Cornwall. There is a preview on Sunday 27 Oct (11am-4pm, with wine and refreshments) … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, Seascapes, Wren Gallery, Burford
Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Exhibition, Wren Gallery Burford
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