Blog
Swinton Grange
Swinton Grange is an Edwardian mansion, built by Lord Rothschild, this drawing shows the plans for the house in 1904, and building was completed in 1905. Later his daughter Evelyn and her new husband Clive Behrens lived there. The gardens are magnificent and noted for the trees – apparently Lord Rothschild’s gardener was […]
The Natural Eye 2014 Preview
I had just the most wonderful time at the Society of Wildlife Artists The Natural Eye preview on Wednesday. I was up super early, caught the train and arrived in time for lunch at the Mall Galleries and enjoyed the buffet while taking in all the wildlife inspired artwork. Then there was an official […]
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 […]