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 […]
It has been a very busy time for me since my latest exhibition, I gained several fantastic, career advancing, opportunities including a handful of private and public commissions from Yorkshire base families, academic faculties and organisations. For more information please visit my Facebook Page. Jake and Ben is the most recent completed portrait commission to be displayed on […]
I am in a book!!! The well known publication is called International Contemporary Artists VI. It promotes the artwork of emerging and established artists to a vast public of art lovers, art collectors, gallery owners, and curators. The company has a large (off-line) database which includes 15,000 contacts from 65 countries (art collectors, curators, etc) […]
What a fantastic opportunity York Open Studios is for an artist, especially a portrait painter like myself. It’s the art event of the year in York, with many of the city’s best artists getting involved, visitors can plot wonderful routes through a range of studios and see some beautiful contemporary art. Over the first weekend I had a phenomenal number of […]
I am always on the lookout for quality websites on which to publicise my art. There’s a fine line between the idea of getting your work in as many places as possible to reach a wider audience, increase interest and sales and actually harming sales because you are cropping up in places associated with lesser […]
York Open Studios (Part 2) York Open Studios, which is running this weekend (20th & 21st April), is a fantastic chance for the public to take a peek at just some of the artistic talent that York has to offer. From studios around the town centre, to artists’ front rooms on the outskirts, there’s plenty […]