It has been a busy year so far with lots of things on the go. I currently have a few pieces of work included in the new Birmingham Art Circle exhibition which is being held at The Granary Gallery, Weston Park. It’s quite a diverse show and includes drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and mixed media pieces. The exhibition runs throughout March.
I have a few workshops scheduled and more planned, so do keep checking my workshops page if you’re interested.
I’m currently working on a new oil landscape painting which is going well so far. The aim with this one is to create a sense of stillness and calm - to feel as if you are completely in the moment. It is important for me to not just describe the scene but to also capture the mood that I felt when I was there.
Inside Out
I have just completed a new acrylic painting based on the derelict Price and Kensington Factory in Middleport. This building was discovered during a day of urban exploration with artist Jemma Gunning. We were intrigued by the structure which lay abandoned and was slowly becoming taken over by nature. I took several reference photographs but it was the view of the battered old sofa that caught my eye. There was something quite peculiar about seeing an indoor item of furniture placed in front of the factory and I wondered how it arrived here. The crumbling walls and exposed interior offered so much to explore with paint and I enjoyed building up the textures.
Fragments II
I am excited to announce Fragments II, my new joint exhibition with printmaker Jemma Gunning.
Since our first show in 2019, Fragments, we have been planning our second exhibition after seeing how well our work harmoniously sat together.
With the global pandemic our plans are on hold. We thought an online exhibition, would be a great place to continue sharing our work and stories during these strange times. The exhibition will go live on the 15th of June and will run to the end of the year. A link to the show will be made available then.
The online exhibition will feature past work that is juxtaposed with a diverse range of new drawings, paintings and original prints that quietly celebrate the beauty found amongst the remnants of the past.
Guard House
I have just completed a new ink drawing based on RAF Tilstick, an abandoned World War 2 airbase near Whitchurch. The title of the piece is ‘Guard House’ and it can be found in the War Remains section of this website. It is part of an ongoing series of work based around war remains but also continues the theme of dereliction that has featured in my work for a long time now.
The building is from the same site that was featured in my ‘Union’ painting that recently won the RBSA Gallery Open Exhibition. This drawing was made using fine line pens and liquid black ink, a medium that takes a lot of concentration as it cannot be corrected once applied.
My next work will most likely feature RAF Upper Heyford, an airbase in Oxfordshire.
Into the Light
I’ve just completed a small ink pen drawing which will be heading to the Menier Gallery next month and will be part of a charity sale in aid of the Artist General Benevolant Institution. The drawing is called ‘Into the Light’ and is the size of a postcard.
My drawing, ‘Waiting’, will also be heading to The Menier Gallery as part of the Draw 19 Open Exhibition run by the Society of Graphic Fine Art. This is my first time exhibiting with the organisation and i’m really looking forward to seeing the show.
RWA Open Exhibition and Birmingham Art Circle
I was very pleased to find out this week that two of my drawings, ‘The Hidden Tree’ and ‘Opening’ have been selected for the 167 Annual Open Exhibition at the RWA Gallery in Bristol. The show runs from the 29th September to the 1st December. I’m looking forward to seeing the show.
I have four pieces of work in the new Birmingham Art Circle exhibition at The RBSA Gallery in Birmingham. The show runs from the 23rd September until the 5th October. This features my ‘Aonach Mor’ paintings, ‘Renewal’ (painting) and ‘Entrance’ (ink drawing).
My watercolour, ‘Frozen Earth’, features in the new exhibition at The Guildhall Gallery in Stafford which runs until the end of the year.
Christmas Exhibition
Some of my work will appear in this years Christmas exhibition at Reuben Colley Fine Art in Birmingham. This will include my two recent paintings of Aonach Mor. The exhibition also features work by other artists represented by the gallery and it will no doubt be a good show. It runs from the 5th December to the 7th January.