I’ve recently started a new project, focusing on the Tip Girls and women – also known as Patch Girls – who used to labour in the Tredegar iron and coal works.
One of the most striking features in the few photos that exist of them, taken by William Clayton in 1865, was the extraordinary hats they wore with their daily work clothes. I’ve attempted to recreate a few examples here.
First came the news that one of the first paintings I produced since moving to Suffolk, “Here for the Spirit”, had sold at the annual Southwold Art Circle exhibition.
If you haven’t visited already, there’s some excellent work on show: it runs till 3 Sept 2018; see the Southwold Art Circle website for details.
Second, it was nice to learn that mine was one of the first cards to go at Mandell’s Gallery’s postcard sale, held to raise funds for painter and printmaker Sarah Cannell’s son, Henry.
The exhibition runs till 1 Sept 2018; more about Henry and about Sarah’s work at www.mandellsgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/henrys-odyssey.
Very pleased to be taking part in the new Easterly Artists Trail, 11am–5pm, Saturday– Sunday 16-17 June.
I’ll be joining 4 other local artists in the Waveney area in Suffolk, to open our studios to the public and give visitors the opportunity to meet us direct and ask us (almost!) any questions about our practice.
Other artists taking part are:
Hugh Davies
Lisa Hurcum
Fiona Shreeve
Nina Roffey
If you’re in the area that weekend, do drop in to see us. Click here to download a copy of the trail leaflet.
Dropped into one of my old haunts on the way back from a very successful show at the Court Cupboard Gallery, to be greeted by the owners asking to keep some of my work and display it on the walls in the restaurant. Bonus!
If you’re in the area, drop by to see it and enjoy something from their excellent menu at Llangattock Lingoed (NP7 8RR). Cheers, Jim, Grace, Chris & Beryl 🙂
Great show at the Apex Gallery, Bury St Edmunds, in April, with 5 of my pieces on display as part of the Suffolk Open Studios 2018 exhibition of work by this year’s participating artists.
Took a little time up a ladder to finalise the hanging, but well worth the effort and a lot of good work on show!
The show in Court Cupboard Gallery went well, after braving the Welsh snow in time for the set-up and launch event… There’s a shot of the exhibition space below.
Meanwhile, this year’s Suffolk Open Studios is upon us again – see the shot below, preparing one of the works for display as part of the programme. My studio will be open the first 3 weekends in June: 2–3, 9–10 and 16–17. Please come and visit!
More details at www.suffolkopenstudios.org
It’s been a long winter, so it’s good to kick off 2018 with a new show at the Court Cupboard Gallery, Llantilio Pertholey, just outside Abergavenny.
The exhibition runs 9 March–10 May and will feature new work drawn from my own memories of the surrounding area, so I’m very much looking forward to seeing it on display in what really is a wonderful location.
You can learn more about The Court Cupboard Gallery and its work with local artists at www.courtcupboardgallery.co.uk.
One of the benefits of moving to Suffolk is the opportunity to join other artists on collaborative ventures such as this year’s Suffolk Open Studios.
I’ve already started preparing new work for the 2 weekends on which my studio will be open to the public: 17–18 and 24–25 June. Please put the dates in your diary now, to come and visit.
The big news is that, following our move to Suffolk at the end of 2016, I now have my own studio with more space, excellent light and – almost a first for me – proper heating! It also doubles as a gallery, for me to show my new work. Here it is in the final stages of preparation:
My show “Landscape & Memory” is on at the British Psychotherapy Foundation in London’s Kentish Town till the end of January 2015. The link is on the “Links” page. You’ll need to call them to make an appointment to see the work: 020 7482 2002.
I’m currently starting work on material for a new show scheduled to take place in June 2015, in Abergavenny. More details once I have a firm date and venue details.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to see any of my other work, please call to make a time to come round to my studio in North London.