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Return to the Albany Gallery

I’ll be exhibiting some new paintings at the Albany Gallery from November 8th. The Albany Gallery gave me my first exhibition as a second-year student in 1996. I made the decision to move away in 1999, where an opportunity to exhibit alongside some of the artists I had studied proved too much for me toContinue reading “Return to the Albany Gallery”

New Commission, New Directions

I was recently asked to make NINE paintings. The choice of subject was mine but I was asked to make a nod to Parnham House in Sussex. Let me make it clear. I am no landscape painter, but this commission has stretched me to make images that I would usually ignore. The gallery below includesContinue reading “New Commission, New Directions”

New Studio

It’s been a labour of love making my new shed / studio. It’ll remind me of how I managed to do something positive during lockdown as well as giving me a push towards getting back on track with my painting ambitions. I love being a teacher, but I love making art more! All that hardContinue reading “New Studio”