Coppice news...

Here is a detail from the watercolour which came out of the photoshopped piece I did last week. I managed to create the 'cut-up' look by using masking tape at various stages in its creation.
I have also been working on some charcoal drawings to inform my painting.

The Coppice

I have just started working on a small series of works with a Coppice theme for a mixed exhibition at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh. I am intrigued by the nature of the cutting back to stimulate copious regrowth and the fact that the wood is then used for multiple craft use such as weaving and carpentry.

I would like to echo this cutting and weaving in my artistic process. This early example is a watercolour that has been cut up and rearranged and then layered up in photoshop. I shall now use this to generate the next piece in the process...

Springtime at the Artroom Gallery

Yes, Spring is coming early in Garstang, Lancashire with a mixed exhibition of fresh & floral inspired works. I have a selection of my watercolours, inks and oils in this show which you can catch until the beginning of April.

Scotland's Art Mag....

I have been lucky enough to receive 2 mentions in the latest issue of Scotland's gallery and exhibition directory ArtMag. Take a peek at pages 17 and 52.... http://www.artmag.co.uk/ezine/index.php#/16/

Mussel Inn Preview

Tomorrow lunchtime sees the opening of the small but beautifully formed Christmas exhibition at Glasgow's Mussel Inn. I had a lovely day out yesterday hanging the paintings and then getting to see some of the other Christmas exhibitions on around the city's contemporary galleries.

Dot & Flo

I am getting some work ready to submit to the Cumbrian Open to be held at the Upfront Gallery near Penrith. I normally send landscapes up so this is a little different... I have also added this section of the oil bar painting to show just how luscious these paint sticks are...

Conference...

...pears. I am getting some new pictures ready in preparation for Tina Balmer's Christmas Open House next weekend. Be there....