There’s so much to think about when getting an exhibition together – that is on top of doing the paintings which are of course the priority! Its also important to let as many people as possible know about it – especially since Aldeburgh is not my home territory. Most are now mounted – but I … Read more
I am starting to upload the paintings that will be in the exhibition in Aldeburgh. I have started with the paintings that will be in the 2019 calendar – animals and birds from the Galapagos. (for some reason it says there are 13 paintings in this album. Not sure where the extra month came from!) … Read more
Less than 2 months until my exhibition in Aldeburgh … apart from the paintings (kind of crucial) there are all the other admin things to do … fliers, price lists, calendars, mounting and/or framing, postcards and of course alerting people! This blog is a good place to keep track of what I have done and … Read more
I am going to have an exhibition of my paintings in Aldeburgh in Suffolk at the beginning of November during the poetry festival which is over the weekend of November 2nd. This is exciting but also rather daunting – I need to produce around forty framed pictures which I will need to sell as I … Read more
I am having a joint exhibition at the Tabernacle from May 9th-13th. This came about as I met my four fellow exhibitors courses we all did at the Royal Drawing School. They ran a series of courses on painters who had painted in London – Hogarth, Turner and Blake – hence the theme of our exhibition. … Read more
This coming weekend is the Dovedale Arts Festival in Derbyshire. Music, literature and paintings in a beautiful setting. Eight of my recent  collages will be on show along with two other painters.
My exhibition at the Tabernacle has finished – it went really well and I sold lots! People went on being very complimentary and continued to say that my paintings made people feel happy – which really is the best thing anyone could say. There is also something very gratifying about seeing one’s work en masse and hanging … Read more
Exhibition going well – very positive feedback. Some people like the more conventional paintings – but many prefer my collages – which I Â really enjoy doing. Somebody emailed me to say that he could see my paintings made people happy – what a compliment. The exhibition will stay on at the Tabernacle until Saturday 14th … Read more
I gave a talk yesterday at the Slightly Foxed Literary Day which took place at the Art Worker’s Guild in Queen’s Square. I talked about how I started the Travel Bookshop and various of my travels. Other speakers were Melissa Harrison, Justin Cartwright, Dervla Murphy who was interviewed by Rose Baring of Eland and Ursula … Read more
I’ve suddenly started a whole different way of painting and collage-making and am keen to get several into the exhibition which is fast approaching. I thought for a long time about the invitation that I have sent out – did I dare as it was so different – but I’m glad I dared do it … Read more