November 2024 News Update It has been a strange summer and Autumn. I set off on a cruise to Iceland, fully expecting to sketch some coastlines and landscapes in preparation for studio paintings back home. The sketches never materialized as we were too far from shore...
July 2024 News Update I am off on a cruise around the British Isles and hope to sketch the coastline in preparation for studio works on my return. There may also be an opportunity to sketch in Iceland, which should be dramatic. My plan is to concentrate on pastel...
Winter has gone (more or less), Spring is here and the Summer is not far away. So it is nearly time for my next art exhibition. This will be held at home as usual on Sunday 16th July. This year I am supporting two charities, both of which have some personal meaning to...
Well, doesn’t time fly! The exhibition at home went well with glorious sunshine and a total of £2000 sent to charity (£1000 to Haematology Cancer Care, £500 to Marie Curie & £500 to St Raphael’s Hospice, Cheam). I find it difficult to get motivated in the gloomy...
2021 News Update in June After a rather unproductive lockdown and two cancelled holidays (with opportunities to paint) I have finally got the brush between my teeth again! All being well there will be an exhibition of my work at home on Sunday July 18th with proceeds...
News for July 2020 Well things have not gone according to plan thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic! My wife and I did go on our trip to Hong Kong, Australia and Sri Lanka. I did some sketching whilst away but then the UK lockdown occurred and the trip to Andalucia was...
