Blog
Society of Wildlife Artists – The Natural Eye
I’m really looking forward to going to the Mall Galleries on Wednesday to the Preview of this exhibition. I was so pleased to learn, a month or so ago, that two of my sculptures had been selected – one was my Pine Marten, and the other was a small Soapstone piece called Pollywogs (Tadpoles). […]
Baking Mad
There’s a lot of talk of baking at the moment – I’m quite partial to the occasional Victoria Sponge – but I’m no baker – you? It has however made me dig out and dust off a print I have, which I’m rather fond of. It is a trade card for Richard Hand – […]
Winterlude – more news
Flutter – Tadcaster Limestone I know you’ve just heard about Winterlude, but only hours ago I got all the images through from the photoshoot with Steve Rayner. It was a moment I was eagerly anticipating – to see how my pieces would look photographed by a professional. So, here they are! Do let me […]
Raking leaves
I’ve been raking up fallen leaves this weekend. It’s a task I like doing – partly because of the leaves themselves, but also I know what good compost they make. Often in collecting them up I find a worm family already there, enjoying the damp decomposition. It was a job given to us as […]
Winterlude – latest update
It is just three weeks before the opening of Winterlude, an online exhibition curated by Art Connections. You might remember the photo-shoot – the images haven’t come through yet. This is Camelid, carved in Ancaster Limestone and one of the pieces you will see in the exhibition. He couldn’t wait to come out and […]
Little Hare
Little Hare – Ancaster Limestone
Pink and burnt brown sugar
Without doubt this is the most vibrantly coloured and autumnal show in the garden at the moment. Things suddenly seem to be taking on the hues of the season. Autumn has its smells too, and this tree excels in a tempting and unusual way. It is a Katsura tree – an Asian hardwood – […]
Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery
This is Scarborough Art Gallery – it is a beautiful building, an Italianate villa built in the 1840s and forming part of the elegant curve of houses which are The Crescent. The Crescent was designed in 1823 as part of a huge building programme by the Victorians in Scarborough which sweeps round a central […]
Bombylius Major (Bee Fly)
I was at supper with a friend the other evening and was fascinated by this insect they found. Though they are common in Britain, I’ve never seen one before – or if I have I didn’t recognise it as a Bee Fly. They are so called because of their furry appearance, and presumably for […]
Society of Wildlife Artists – SWLA
It has been a lovely week of people letting me know they will be able to visit the Society of Wildlife Artists exhibition The Natural Eye at the Mall Galleries, I’m really pleased, and thankyou – it is beginning to feel very exciting now. The SWLA have produced the most beautiful preview invitation card […]