This is a post that I made on my Instagram about the differences between individual and systemic change/action, and why (although individual change/action matters) systemic change/action is the thing that needs to happen now. The link to the post […]
On 3rd April 2022, I had the amazing opportunity of speaking in campaign corner at a local climate action event. This was my first public speaking event, and I am really pleased with how it went – I conveyed what […]
Life has rushed past recently stomping over plans, thoughts and intentions, but the momentum of chaos has still delivered me to a good place. I’m in a gallery with new work on the walls and being here feels like stepping […]
In keeping with the theme of my exhibition here at The Steadings Gallery, I’ve entered three of my mixed media Shop Front paintings for the May BoldBrush Art Contest. I’ve created these paintings using collage as a base layer and then painting […]
The sheer scope of Matisse’s paintings fascinate me, so it was a delight to enrol in an online School of Painting course to really apply my brain to learn more. Taught by Alice Mumford, whose passion is interior and still life work, […]
Update 08/06/22: Although this was a very successful proposal to show to Kesgrave Town Council, I have since rewritten it for the viewer in a more engaging and almost ‘prose-style’ way, which is inspired and uses the same formula as Agnes […]
Painting and contemplation
I put off writing my instagram bio for a while, as I couldn’t work out what exactly I wanted to put in it, nor the style I wanted to write it in. In the end, I decided to be very […]
They said yes. I’ve been awarded a grant after the second try. I begin my Gallery Watching in September. The fear of what I have left myself in for comes and goes, as does my confidence in my drawing. Nevertheless, […]
Had a very enjoyable time yesterday at Bowery Visual Arts delivering a beginner’s guide to drawing portraits. I gave a brief talk about my paintings and the processes behind their creation. Then we looked at Daily Drawings and the mark […]
I’ve got a list of things as long as my arm to do in the studio. But I have stopped. Until today, haven’t even been able to think much about it. Eleven days ago I fell over. My previous post […]