Pleased to be supporting Somerset Wildlife Trust in their Virtual Auction that is now live. This painting of an amazing oak tree standing in the field behind my house is available here
A quick sketch of the amazing Killochan Castle in Ayrshire. It's a beauty
The lovely Kevis House Gallery is open for drinks and an evening viewing on Thursday 13 October 6-8 pm. I'm proud to have work included in their Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness show. Sadly I won't be able to make it to the event, but many other exhibiting artists will be there.
Painting en plein air in St.James's Park, London with members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours is on Saturday 15 October. Meet at 10am at The Mall Galleries and join other painters for a (free) days painting……Sadly I won't be able to make it
Some more pages from my sketchbooks are now framed and on show at the lovely Folde Dorset shop at the top of Gold Hill
Proud to be part of the Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness exhibition in the lovely Kevis House Gallery in Petworth, Sussex. My tree watercolours are peeking out of the windows
Many thanks to Watts Gallery for inviting me to be part of their Into the Woods exhibition running now until 30 October
The 'Regeneration' Arborealists exhibition at the National Trust's Fyne Court is now open until October 2
Looking forward to exhibiting with The Arborealists + Guests at Fyne Court from 24th September- 2nd October 2022
To highlight the work of the Queen’s Green Canopy Project, Members of The Arborealists plus special guest artists present a new exhibition themed on Regeneration, promoting tree planting, a vital strand of the environmental crisis recovery strategy. The exhibition features in this year’s Somerset Art Weeks event and the group once again revisit the historic and beautiful surroundings of the Music Hall at the National Trust’s Fyne Court property in the Quantocks.
On Sunday 25th September there is a special programme of short talks by ecologists, writers, artists and curators on the tree in art history, politics and folklore and current thinking around arboreal ecology. Invited speakers include George Peterken, Christiana Payne, Simon Trapnell and Sara Hudston. There is also the opportunity to visit Lachrymae, a tree themed sound and visual installation over the first weekend, curated in the grounds by Artmusic, and the opportunity to meet some of the artists taking part in the Regeneration exhibition. The exhibition will be closed to the public that day but open to attendees and tickets are now on sale.