On Wednesday 16th July I was Guest of Honour at King James School’s year 10 Prizegiving – the high school I attended as a student. I used to listen intently to the speakers at my Prizegivings and hoped one day that I was notable enough to be asked – here I am and what a wonderful journey it has been! I […]
After a kind mention of my work by New Lights Shortlisted artist Karolina Szymkiewicz, I decided to return the favour. I much admire the outstanding and unique work of Karolina, the way in which she captures movement is magical, and I was very pleased to have my portrait paintings exhibited near her drawings for the duration of both New Lights’ […]
This made my day: An Art Consultant, John Snitch, (whom I met via Twitter) has written a fabulous blog post about my portrait paintings. The most wonderful thing about what John has to say is the fact that he can see what I am wanting to achieve within my art work – a sense of life. […]
Sad to see the New Lights Exhibition come down at The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle. Such a fantastic show, great range of talent included, and brilliant opportunity for emerging artists like myself. Through the New Lights Art Prize, I have exhibited work in Harrogate at the Mercer Art Gallery and the UK’s largest commercial gallery (The Biscuit […]
Being an Artist can become a lonely old business unless you do something alongside your daily practice to change that fact. After stopping my voluntary work, teaching art to teenagers and young adults suffering from cancer, at St James’s Hospital, Leeds, I quickly realised I still needed a way of meeting people and a change from portrait […]
2014 has got off to a flying start for New Lights and myself, as the exhibition of short-listed artists moves to Newcastle and The Biscuit Factory. The show opened on the 22nd January and runs through until the 4th April 2014. It has work by all the short-listed artists, including my Girl in the Flowered Dress self […]
The New Lights Shortlisted Artists Exhibition will open in it’s second location, The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, on the 22nd January and will run until the 4th April 2014. I am extremely excited about seeing ‘Girl in the Flowered Dress’ on the walls of The Biscuit Factory as it is the largest commercial gallery in […]
Interview with The York Flyer Portraiture, a recognised art form in its own right, so much so that the genre has whole galleries devoted to it, not least the National Portrait Gallery in London, where our artist of the month has set her sights. I came across the work of Hannah Ostapjuk very recently when […]
As an artist I welcome other artists, art students, or teachers, to contact me for help or advice regarding painting and the general practice of an artist. Having gone through school and university myself and finding few willing to offer guidance; I decided to make it my duty to help others wherever possible. This past year in particular I […]