It was such a pleasure to see these early David Hockney artworks at Tate Britain. As a schoolgirl in the 1960’s these are what inspired me to want to go to art college.
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It was such a pleasure to see these early David Hockney artworks at Tate Britain. As a schoolgirl in the 1960’s these are what inspired me to want to go to art college.
Venue : Richmond Hill Bakery | 54 Friars Stile Road | RICHMOND | TW10 6NQ
Dates: 7th February to 20th March 2017
A Private View will be held on the evening of Thursday 9th February from 6.30-8.30pm
In shall be exhibiting with several other artists at The Lightbox in Woking.
22nd November to 4th December 2016
The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking GU21 4AA
There’s an interesting exhibition inside the old Reading Prison at the moment….
INSIDE Artists and Writers in Reading Prison.
Some highlights for me were – visiting the cell that Oscar Wilde occupied with the books he was finally allowed to have, a portrait of him by Marlene Dumas and two intriguing sculptures by Robert Gober. A great setting for an exhibition with the theme of separation.
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October 2016
Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN
I shall be at Stand 23 at the Landmark Autumn Art Fair with a selection of my latest work including this mixed media work on canvas ‘Ghost Ranch’.
6 October – 4 December 2016
Stables Gallery, Orleans House
Riverside, Twickenham TW1 3DY
I shall be taking part in this KAOS exhibition at The Stables gallery this Autumn. My self portrait is titled ‘An Apple a Day’.
I think of a self portrait as a picture from the inside looking out. When I observe the world as an artist, I look through the maze of experience that has been my life so far.
Some things in particular leave a lasting impression, such as my childhood growing up on a fruit farm. A life structured by the seasons and dependent on nature. Surrounded by orchards. Apples were everywhere – in trays under our beds, in our homemade puddings and jams and everyday one to take to school.
The artist Georgia O’Keeffe has never been as highly rated in Britain as in her native America and apparently there are none of her works in British Public Collections. So, I was very interested when I first heard that Tate Modern was to put on a major retrospective of her work.
I am happy to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the exhibition today. As so often with painting, I first saw her work as printed images, so it was a pleasant surprise to discover the subtly and depth of colour in much of her work. Another surprise was the hard edged abstract work such as the series based on the motif of the patio door of her adobe style home in New Mexico.
You may not come away convinced that her art lives up to her legend, but this is an excellent exhibition and there are some ravishing works here.
Just back from a visit to the Dulwich Picture Gallery to see the Winifred Knights exhibition.
This is a carefully curated exhibition which includes the artists intricate preparatory studies alongside her major works, giving an insight into her in-depth artistic processes.
After winning a scholarship to study in Rome, Knights became inspired by the Early Italian Renaissance artists such as the wonderful Piero della Francesca. (I’ve attached one of his works for comparison).
I particularly like her use of soft muted colours. These beautiful serene paintings quietly draw you in and transfix you with their strange presence.
A lovely exhibition!
An exhibition of Kingston artists in the Art Space at Cass Art Kingston
103 Clarence Street KT1 1QY
Part of the KAOS Art Trail 11 – 19 June 2016
Private View 6.30 – 8.30pm Friday 10 June
I will be exhibiting this mixed media piece ‘Reflection 02’
I’m busy preparing work for Kingston Artists Open Studios, taking place this year over two weekends – 11th & 12th June and 18th & 19th June.
I’ll be joining three other KAOS artists at 66 Latchmere Rd, Kingston KT2 5TW.