Paddling was my submission piece that helped me get selected for Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2017. It’s a very special piece for me, as it was one of the first works where I really started to play with perspectives and to consider the subject from various viewpoints. The harbour is Polperro in […]
October Art Bulletin
So it’s finally here. After first hearing I was selected in April, and filming in June, it has been a long wait for Landscape Artist of the Year, but the first episode airs this Wednesday at 8pm. I will appear in the second episode, first showing on Wednesday 25th October at 8pm. I know many of you […]
Landscape Artist of the Year
I applied because I apply for everything that might move my art career forward. But I also love the show. A good artist friend of mine, Anna Perlin, was on the last series and did very well, winning her heat and doing well in the semi-final. And it’s a great format, where they want everyone […]
September Art Bulletin
A couple of big events coming up this month for you to enjoy. Herts Open Studios From Saturday 9th September to Sunday 2nd October artists all over Hertfordshire are opening their Studios and workspaces for you to visit. I first met many of you at previous year’s Open Studios, and it is one of my […]
August Art Bulletin
August Art Bulletin As I sit here on the rainiest day I can remember in a long time, it’s hard to recall it’s actually been an alright summer, and I’ve managed to spend a fair amount of it outside, which has been great. The highlight was certainly the recording of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the […]
Pintar Rapido
Last weekend I took part in a fabulous Art event called Pintar Rapido, for the first time. Pintar Rapido means paint fast in Spanish, and the idea is that you complete a painting on the Saturday, which is then displayed in an exhibition open to the public on the Sunday. The event is centred on […]
June Art Bulletin
Welcome to all new subscribers from the Landmark Arts Fair at Teddington in late May. Always one of my favourite events, and so lovely to meet so many old friends as well. New English Art Club Exhibition It has seemed like a long wait, having first entered in February, but the New English Art […]
May Art Bulletin
May Art Bulletin A busy month to say the least! Welcome to all new subscribers from the Reading Contemporary Art Fair, Sunbury workshop and Digswell Open Studios. “Behind every happy artist …. … is an exhausted partner”, so the saying goes! I am very lucky to have Jane though – exhausted maybe, but still very supportive. Last weekend, after […]
April Art Bulletin
Nick Coffer, BBC DJ, and the Artist! April Art Bulletin A quieter time activity-wise has enabled me to get some painting done, ahead of 5(!) more events in the next month – Reading Contemporary Art Fair, Hertford Open, Nude Tin Can Gallery in St. Albans, Digswell Open Studios and Landmark Arts Fair. It was great though to […]
Radio Interview
Last week I was interviewed by Nick Coffer on his daytime radio show on BBC Three Counties Radio. You can listen to the interview via the YouTube clip above. Nick was great, very friendly and although I was a bit nervous he really made me feel welcome, and was genuinely interested in me, which […]