JAZZ. Acrylic on Canvas. 50 x 5o x 4 cm. 2020. In this painting I have tried to evoke the vibrancy of Jazz through colour and shape, taking my lead from the book of cut outs by Matisse. This piece is now on display in the online exhibition English Riviera Winter Open . Available to…
I took in 18 paintings to The Words and Pictures Gallery, Teignmouth this morning. Jason Noble, the gallery owner, has been busy exhibiting the work today getting it ready for the opening on Saturday 5th from 5-7 pm. There is something very satisfying about seeing a series such as this all displayed together. I tend…
This piece used a box which came with a cup I bought from the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 2011. The work evokes the typical northern skyline, the dark satanic mills of Lancashire, indelibly etched on my childhood memories; a legacy of the industrial north of England with its mills, shipyards and factories which have…
From the beginning of 2025 I have been embarking on a mission to create a body of work involving banners, produced in the same way as the much larger banners for the Art Al Vent international Textiles Art Festival which is held every year in the town of Gata De Gorgos, Spain. Here is one…
LAZY O. Collaged textiles, acrylic paint on stretched canvas. 61 x 61 cm. March 2025. Nice to get back to working with mixed media on canvas again. I have had a three month period of producing my own hanging banners following the completing, in January, my latest submission for the Art Al Vent international textile…
Mixed Media on Canvas. !00 x 100 x 4 cm. My latest canvas is various textiles and acrylic on a 100 cm square box canvas. I called it Elements due to the many seperate areas and sections of the composition fitting together. It reminded me of a quote attributed to Aristotle, ‘The whole is greater…
This piece is based on the area where I am currently spending most time, in the Aude region of France. After Brexit is has been difficult for those who own a second home in France. Many ex pats have sold up because of this. perhaps given the new government in the UK the situation will…
This humble collage piece is one of my brouser submissions, available at The St Ives Society of Artists Spring Open Show, on now and running until 7th June 2024. It is a recollection of a super handpainter bridge visited last year in Singapore. It was painted hand by the artist Pacita Barsana Abad an Ivatan…
I thought I would share some feedback from the enthusiastic members of the Goodrington Art Group, which meets at St Georges Church Hall, Goodrington. I gave a talk about my work on 16th of April, 2024 and these are some comments from the members: I thought you were a very good inspiration, I am not…
This Mixed Media Collage of mine recently sold at The Members Exhibition, St Ives Society of Artists, Cornwall. The Exhibition featuring work of the society members runs until Friday 19th April 2024, so there is still time for you to see the show and pick up an artistic bargain.
WIND IN THE SAILS. Mixed Media on Linen Canvas. 60 x 60 x 3.7 cm. August 2023. A superb original example of the artists use of shape and pattern to construct an in depth examination of space and form on a flat canvas. The artist recalled: ‘This piece has details initially inspired by the fabrics…
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