Tarpey Gallery Open 2024
Moorland Haze selected for the Tarpey Open Exhibition which runs until 8th September....
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Art Fair in Whitby, North Yorkshire
I will be exhibiting my work at Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff on 1st & 2nd July. If you make it to beautiful Whitby come and say hello!...
Two tips to help you get back into flow
Recently I became stuck while working on a painting. I was just not finding my way with it and so I paused for a tea break to regroup my thoughts. Just having this pause made me realise how much I was getting caught up in what felt like a painting production line. I am...
Art Fair in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
I will be at the Arts and Craft fair held at the Old Parcels Office Artspace on Saturday 18th March 2023. I will be selling a variety of my abstract paintings which are on paper, canvas and wood panel. Other artists will be opening their studios as well as artisans selling handmade products. Come...
Packing art materials for a holiday
I often pack too many art materials when I go on holiday. It’s like I embody the “home away from home” tagline and end up packing to create a studio away from home! I have noticed that most of the time I don’t use half the items I take with me so I decided...
Choosing titles for paintings
I often get asked about choosing the titles for my paintings. If I am doing a series of work I would have already decided on a topic and so during the course of the painting it’s not uncommon that I would already have some sort of feeling or words that come to mind that...
Natural tools for art making
Creating art without using traditional tools such as paintbrushes and palette knives allows us to think of different objects and materials which could be used to introduce interesting effects and marks. This can add another layer and freshness in our work. Natural tools for organic marks I am always in search of a variety...
A little break won’t break you
We live in a world of constant stimulation. A world that values productivity and profit above all else. We are bombarded by the media and have subliminal messages of advertising trickling into our lives daily. We talk about how busy we are, how there is never enough time in a day to get through...