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08/03/2010 05:31 AM
New additions to the workshops programme
I’ve just updated and extended my 2010-11 workshop programme. Acrylics 9-10 September Watercolour beginners/refresher Saturday 11 September Pattern in the Landscape mixed media Friday 17 September Acrylics Saturday 18 September Drawing Saturday 25 September Mixed Media 15-16 October Acrylics 22-23 October Mixed Media 26-27 November Bold colour in your chosen medium 13-14 December New workshops [...]

07/19/2010 12:32 AM
Curbar Edge
A walk shared with families, climbers and wandering sheep all making the most of a summer’s day was the inspiration for this large mixed media painting, looking down on Curbar village in the Derbyshire Dales. To the east of the village is a gritstone escarpment, shown here, known as Curbar Edge. There are superb views [...]

07/12/2010 01:49 AM
Sheffield Open Studios 2010
These pics are from Sheffield’s Open Studios weekend, in which all those doing some form of art can participate. It was not funded by Sheffield Council this year, so stood a little wobbly on its legs. It will happen again next year around  May Day. I haven’t got the exact dates yet, but watch this [...]

06/07/2010 12:53 PM
Sheffield Salsa
This is Leopold Square in Sheffield city centre on Bank Holiday Sunday, poised to host what turned out to be a wonderful warm evening of listening and dancing to great live music provided by the Mojito salsa band . How amazing this was happening in Sheffield. The city is certainly aiming high and coming alive.

06/07/2010 04:12 AM
A Trip to Saltaire
Had a most enjoyable trip to Saltaire, a Victorian ‘model’  industrial village, built by philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. The woollen mill itself was constructed on a very large and grand scale, along with amazing houses for the folk who worked in the mill, plus shops, waterways, a church, and much more. The housing stands well against today’s (as [...]

06/07/2010 03:08 AM
Higham Landscape Workshop
Photographs here from my recent workshop at Higham. A fruitful few days in the studio and out in the sunshine looking at the surrounding Lake District landscape for alternative bold colours and shapes.

05/18/2010 01:24 AM
New Work
Just a quick note to invite you to an exhibition of my latest work to be held at my studio over the weekend of Saturday/Sunday June 26 and 27, 2010.  That’s at 2 Brookvale Cottage, Back Lane, off Queen Victoria Road, Sheffield, S17 4HP. Open from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. each day. I’d be happy [...]

05/10/2010 01:39 AM
Staithes Stories
I spent a sunny May bank holiday in Staithes, Yorkshire, once one of the largest fishing ports in the north east.  Wonderful moments walking through the old town with its jumble of buildings and colour and rich sense of stories to tell. Staithes was for a time the home of Captain James Cook and the [...]

05/02/2010 05:01 AM
New Workshop Dates Added
I’ve recently updated and extended my 2010 workshop programme. These include: In the style of Vogel in Venice (using one of his works as reference) 7-8 May Acrylics 14-15 May Acrylics on paper 4-5 June Mixed Media 2-3 July People and things 23 July SUMMER SCHOOL Acrylics 2-4 August Acrylics Friday 10 September Watercolour beginners/refresher [...]

04/05/2010 01:01 PM
Painting at Pear Tree Farm
A successful two-day mixed-media course at Pear Tree Farm Arts Centre, pleasantly situated at Lea Bridge, overlooking Lea Brook, in the Derwent valley near Matlock. Always good to work with a group of enthusiastic participants who are prepared to try new ideas (interrupted only by a delicious lunches served up by Sue and Alan).