Graham Sutherland Gallery to show Wales Coast Path series

Thanks to the lovely folks at Picton Castle's gallery for inviting me to hold a solo show throughout August.
My Wales Coast Path series of paintings will preview in their large gallery July 30th 2012.

Nice one Judy

A recent visit to Cornwall and we popped in to see Judy Joel at her Gallery - 'The Little Picture Gallery' in Mousehole. It was lovely & full of some great Naive Art.
Judy is truly inspiratinal, as well as painting and running her gallery she also co-chairs the Association of British Naive Artists (ABNA) and has developed the group from about 6 artists 8 years ago to it's current membership of well over 30. She has worked hard to promote Naive Art in Britain, and it is in no small way due to her that Naive Art is today so popular in the UK and is exhibited and collected by serious collectors and galleries.

Nice one Judy!

Happy New Year

Hello everyone - well we are off to a flying start here in wet West Wales - a week long exhibition now on at the Corn Exchange in Cardigan and a whole slew of paintings queueing to get out out my head and onto canvas.

Right now I'm particularly inspired by Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden as well as the Brittany coast - so 3 canvases are primed ready to go with these subjects.

Yesterday was my first proper working day back in the studio (couldn't wait) - a good tidy up, and finishing off Castellane picture - that took me over a year and a half To complete - the final details and colours were just not jelling until now. Phew..... Maybe it's the muse or maybe the thought of needing 15 pictures for Paris before March.....
OK - large mug of green tea ready, brushes ready, paint at hand- Cornwall and Brittany here we come!