Choosing to be an artist

by | 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...

Exhibition looming…

by | Sep 18, 2013 | Commissions, oil painting

I’ve been taken on by OIL AND WATER GALLERY in Wandsworth, London. A stunning new gallery, with an eclectic mix of artists. I’m involved in a mixed exhibition which opens on the 10th of October. I have also committed to doing a solo with them...

From start to finish.

by | Aug 23, 2013 | Commissions, equine art, oil painting

You may remember if you read this blog regularly that I attempted to show the process of the development of a painting last year – one of the highland cows. For whatever reason; I lost concentration, got distracted by the children or another of the myriad of...

Wild about Art.

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Commissions

The David Shepherd Wildlife Art CompetitionAs you may remember I entered this competition back in the early months of the year, and was not best pleased when nothing was accepted. The wound was salved a little by the acceptance into the BBC competition but the David...

Art Competitions.

by | May 13, 2013 | Commissions, equine art, oil painting, prints

I’ve been spreading myself far and wide in the past couple of months entering pretty much every art competition going. My painting ‘Stags in Rut’ was awarded ‘Commended’ in its category in the BBC Wildlife Artist of the year, and I was...