Hampshire Open Studio 2025
As part of the Hampshire Open Studios, I am showing work again with my friend and fellow painter Rachel Cheesman. Much of what’s on show will still feature landscape work, but will also incorporate a more personal response to the interior through contemporary still life. We will be at Steventon Village Hall (RG25 3BD) on […]
Emma Dunbar – New Ashgate Gallery – Farnham
I can absolutely guarantee that you will have seen Emma Dunbar’s work – so prolific is she. Since graduating from West Surrey college of Art & Design in the 1980’s, Emma has worked full time as an artist and exhibited throughout the UK. Her paintings have been internationally reproduced as greetings cards, posters, limited edition […]
David Mankin – Encounters 2021 & Voyages 2023 – Cornwall Contemporary Gallery
There are artists you come across whose work fills you with joy and awe in equal measure. What a treat then, to discover that they are also utterly delightful as people. I had been following David Mankin on Instagram for some time when I discovered that he was exhibiting in the Cornwall Contemporary Gallery in […]
Barbie the Exhibition
This weekend, I headed up to the Design Museum in London with my daughter to check out Barbie the Exhibition. Since the huge success of Barbie the movie starring Margot Robbie, Barbie as a brand has reached new audiences globally, but for those of us who are a little older, we remember her very differently […]
Hockney at the Tate
I was delighted to attend Tate Britain’s David Hockney exhibition, showcasing one of the largest collections of his work. A mixture of his classic paintings and collage pieces, with his more recent digital iPad pieces. I am particularly intrigued by Hockney’s use of light in colour, and how this has been influenced by his time […]