My etching 'Sea Forest II' has been accepted 'Animal Magic: a celebration of birds, beasts and bugs! exhibition'.  

Sat 11 Apr - Mon 4 May 2015   09:00 to 17:00

A celebration of birds, animals and insects, in the wild or as pets, real or imagined, by artists and photographers living or working in Kent. Local artists and photographers are welcome to apply to exhibit by the end of February via the Beaney Front Room artists’ opportunities web link. Selling exhibition.


For further details see www.thebeaney.co.uk
Please go to Gallery to see the etching.

Just posted my entry for the Post Nude Exhibition at the Horsebridge Centre at whitstable.   I have based my work on an 19th Century Greek painter. 

I visited the National Portrait Gallery to see the work of Grayson Perry.  His Chanel 4 program 'Who Are You'  explores the ways in which portraiture can be revealed.  My favourite pieces were 'The Ashford Jibab', 'Jesus Army Money Box', 'Memory Jar', 'I am a Man', and 'Melanie Georgina and Sarah'.  These were, I found, the most powerful pieces.  The piece I liked the least was the Jeff Huhne pot.  I really felt, like most artists work, that an emotional connection had been made with the more powerful pieces.  The pieces that I did not respond as well to had an air of kitsch about them ........but that may very well have been the point.  The surprise to me was the piece 'Melanie Georgina and Sarah'.  Three women were depicted with references to african tribal effigy, but all three figures were serenely happy.  A joy to behold.

Animal Magic: a celebration of birds, beasts and bugs! 


One of my etchings/ monotypes has been accepted in this exhibition at the Beaney in Canterbury and I am absolutely thrilled!

A celebration of birds, animals and insects, in the wild or as pets, real or imagined, by artists and photographers living or working in Kent. Local artists and photographers are welcome to apply to exhibit by the end of February via the Beaney Front Room artists’ opportunities web link. Selling exhibition.


For further details see www.thebeaney.co.uk 

The Font Room from the 11th April 2015 to 4th May 2015

New work for 2015.  Not quite finished yet ......but nearly there.