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02/03/10
This is a new sketch I did for the 'A Book About Death' project, organised by Welsh Artist Sonja Benskin-Mesher. The 'book' will be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art Wales from April 27th to 8th May 2010 and will then become part of the Museum's collection. Click here for a history of the project so far.
The words are from the lyrics to 'Breath Me' by Sia- a fantastic song and a spine-tingling lyric. There's another lyric that sends tingles down my spine everytime I hear the song..."I keep falling over I keep passing out when I see a face like you" which is by Radiohead from the song 'Black Star' on The Bends album. I don't know why it has an effect on me but it really does send shivers down my spine.
25/02/10
The book I compiled for Ovenden Contemporary for their 'SELF' competition back in 2009 is now published by Beautiful Cariad Books. It is a limited edition 80 page hardback picture book with a glossy dust-cover of 1000 copies, each of which is to be numbered and signed by myself! I'm really pleased with the book now it's all finished. Click here to find out more...
10/02/10
Check out my newly revamped gallery for The Code series. I've added lots of paintings that were out at commercial galleries for months and months and I've lowered the prices on virtually everything.
1/02/10
I have been very kindly invited to participate in this year's Cambridge Open Studios event by the highly-regarded Cambridge-based Landscape Artist Jo Tunmer, a COS regular. I will share Jo's studio space along with the wonderful Textile Artist Rhiannon Thomas for the duration of the event. More details to follow.
8/10/09
This is the large group show at Courtyard Arts Centre in Hertford featuring a couple of my paintings. There's a Private View on Tuesday 27th October from 7pm and all are welcome.
5/09/09
'The Calm Before...', one of the earliest paintings from The Code series, was completed in 2005 and has featured in every single solo exhibition since then and a good few group shows too. The painting has now sold through one of my agents to a buyer from London, where most of my work ends up. I'll be a little bit sad to see it go.
30/08/09
I've been working like crazy to get some new work completed for Icetwice next week. I am now finally happy with two new large paintings (60x48"). The top one is called 'Pretend You Don't Know Me So Well' and represents an effort by me to allow more 'negative space' into my paintings. The lower one is called 'Crazy Like The Rest Of Us' and is typical of my 'Code' series but with a variation to my usual palette.
I'll be supplying Icetwice with 9 paintings in addition to the two mentioned above, including one of the first 'Code' paintings from 2005, 'Bad Robot!' and one of my favourites from 2008 'Try To Scream But It Only Comes Out As A Whisper'.
10/07/09
Met with the proprietor of the 'art jamboree' that is ICETWICE Gallery in Olney, Bucks, this morning. Fantastic place with an incredible collection of urban, edgy, contemporary art, books, jewellery and cool stuff. Been offered representation from this September, including 3 new large 1x1.5m paintings from The Code series. More details to follow.
07/07/09
The second of the urban art exhibitions in aid of Peterborough Young Carers takes place next month at the fantastic Key Theatre in Peterborough. Preview is on 24th August from 7pm. Go to the website if you want tickets.
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29/06/09
Forthcoming mixed group show at The Long Gallery in The Old Palace next to Ely Cathedral in August. Great selection of artists for this one- another chance to show with my good friends John Lyons and Kaine Kulczak. Opening reception on Monday 17th at 7pm.
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24/06/09
I donated three paintings from 'The Code' series to the Peterborough Young Carers charity exhibition organised by my friend Kaine Kulczak. These photos are from the recent private exhibition at the Coca Cola BSC in Peterborough. The exhibition is being shown publicly at Key Theatre in Peterborough in August.
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09/06/09
Five paintings from 'The Code' series will be (unexpectedly) featured in an exhibition called 'An Age Of Miracles' at The Brick Lane Gallery next week. The exhibition runs from 17th June to the 21st with the Preview Reception on 18th June.
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05/06/09
Art Addict is featuring my work on their stand (D2) at the Cambridgeshire Art Fair at Chilford Hall Vineyard, Linton, Cambridgeshire. You may well find me loitering near the stand at various points throughout the event which runs from 5th to 7th June. Click here for more details.
10/03/09
Following the completion of the 'Self-Promotion For The Artist' course that Stonebridge Associated Colleges accepted earlier this year, I have been writing a student guide for Open College of The Arts, called 'The Artist As Entrepreneur'. It will be published as a handbook and given to all OCA students- there are thousands of them apparently.