Less writing more drawing please!

I’ve seem to have spent the last month or more writing rather then drawing. With several proposals on the go and working on this new website -  all important things to be doing, but also I can’t wait to get drawing. Juggling so many things in life in order to be an artist can at times leave you with little time to be just that. Anyway, I must be patient and let the ideas bubble in my brain – soon I will be able to satisfy my artistic... Read More

Welcome to my new site

Just a little note to say welcome to my new site and Happy New Year. This has been on the ‘to do’ list for a very long time and finally here it is. Those days off over Christmas came in handy to get some last bits together. I’ve also set up a Facebook page if you want to follow me on here too. Well I hope you enjoy browsing the site, majority of the work is for sale – so get in touch if you want to know any more details about... Read More

Artist in residence, La Hougue Bie, 2009

I spent several months working on my drawings at La Hougue Bie in Jersey in the summer 2009 . La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic site managed by Jersey Heritage. At the site their is a Medieval chapel on top of a mound with a passage grave running through it. A peaceful location to work and set in beautiful grounds with picnic areas. In the room where I worked there was an exhibition of Hautlieu school students artwork. During my months there members... Read More

Being an artist and being offended

I had a run in with someone from school, not so long ago and proceeded to be offended by the conversation that followed. The person asked for advice about exhibiting work and how to promote yourself, reeling off lots of possibilities, it dawned on me how much as artists we do and just how proactive you must be; an entrepreneur in a sense. The conversation also revealed just how clueless some people can be. We went on to talk about technique and university,... Read More