by catherine | Jul 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
There’s always a faint hope, after a solo exhibition, that one will make enough cash to pack a suitcase and shove off to the Bahamas for a few months. Not quite.However I did take a trip, en famille to the south coast, and there found the most wonderful studio...
by catherine | Jun 11, 2014 | Art Competitions, oil painting, Wildlife Art
Perhaps it wasn’t the greatest of timing that the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year and my solo show at Oil & Water opened within ten days of each other. I’m sitting in bed, on a glorious June dawn, having woken early, and having a cup of...
by catherine | May 7, 2014 | Drawings, Henley Arts Trail
And breathe…The Henley Arts Trail is over for another year. At this point I’m usually thinking “never again”, but it’s always a great weekend, and I know, worth it in the long run. I had four other artists at my studio this year: Andrew...
by catherine | Apr 23, 2014 | Commissions, oil painting
Is it a choice?I’ve been asked recently, a few times, to have students or young teenagers for work experience. This is always as much of an experience for me as I imagine it is for them, as I see my younger self reflected in their faces, and their dreams. I...
by catherine | Apr 7, 2014 | Art Competitions, oil painting, Wildlife Art
Both works accepted into David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year It’s a great moment when you open that long awaited email to find it starts with ‘Congratulations’. I’m delighted to say that not just one, but both works were accepted into...
