I had another birthday earlier in the month and yet again one more year has flown by. Three presents from family and friends were books about artists whose work has captivated me for many years – John Piper, Kurt Jackson and, as I said earlier this year, Jonathan Yeo, the Continue Reading
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January 2016 Blog – Light and Dark
The new year is already moving forward quickly and every day brings surprises – happiness, sadness, the good and bad. Extreme weather conditions, the death of David Bowie, several other high profile musicians, Sir Terry Wogan, a significant birthday, hundreds of thousands suffering the effects of war and so many Continue Reading
NEW YEAR 2016
As we start a New Year, I’ve been thinking about all the strong women who have played an important role in my life. I’ve always been a feminist and appreciated the love, support and kindness shown by them even if at times I haven’t openly said so! First and foremost Continue Reading
December 2015 (2)
Another exhibition will soon be opening at La Galleria Pall Mall (www.lagalleria.org) to sell Christmas art gifts from Saturday 19th to Tuesday 22nd of December opening daily from 9 am to 9 pm. I’m hoping to raise money for charity from the proceeds of any paintings I sell. The main Continue Reading
December Blog – Goya and his portraits
I had always thought my knowledge of Goya was fairly substantial as, not only had I seen many of his works in the Prado, Madrid, but I had also studied the “Disasters of War” series of his etchings at the British Museum, sketched a few of his works and read Continue Reading
November Blog November Group Show at La Galleria
The Autumn Group Show at La Galleria is due to start tomorrow, so this last week has been very busy with preparations for the exhibition. I may have the Villefranche seascape replaced by “Sunset over Venice” (below) which was not originally submitted for consideration. Apart from the excitement of Continue Reading
October 2015 Blog
September came and went so quickly that I didn’t have time to do many of the things I had planned for that month, except that we did book and spend what turned out to be a wonderful holiday in Italy and France. There was little room to consume any art Continue Reading
August 2015 Blog (2)
The Summer Group Exhibition 2015 at La Galleria and the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery is now over. It’s been a great show featuring some very talented artists and quite educational too. I’ve been inspired by many of the other exhibitors who all contributed to a well-balanced show. A big thank Continue Reading
August 2015 Blog Group Show at La Galleria and Royal Opera Arcade Gallery.
Exhibition Poster The show starts on 17th August and is open every day until 29th August. Opening times: Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday 10.30 am to 4 pm Continue Reading
July 1015 (2) Blog
I am now frantically preparing for a Summer Group Exhibition which takes place at the La Galleria (www.lagalleria.org) and the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery (www.roa-galleria.com) in Pall Mall from the 17th to the 29th of August. The show has an international flavour and selected artists from the UK, Finland, France, Germany, Continue Reading