In May of 2026 I moved to glorious Dorset from Magnificent Devon. In The meantime I have spent two months in France so it has taken a while for me to get my feet under the Dorset Art Carpet, and to keep up with my blog posts. Since then I have had two pieces selected…
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.
