My latest work ready for exhibiting with Teddington Artists in September and Landmark Art Fair in October.

I’m so happy that my painting ‘Palm House Interior’ has gone to a lovely new  home…

I’m excited that my painting ‘Orangery, Kew Gardens’ has been shortlisted for the Sheengate Publishing Glorious Richmond competition. The winning painting will go on the front cover of the July issue of Richmond magazine, so fingers crossed!

My year has got off to a good start with a trip to the Michael Werner gallery to see Peter Doig’s latest work. I love his painting. As Jonathan Jones writes in the Guardian, it is imaginative art of the highest order!

I always enjoy going to the Tate in St Ives and now the new extension is open it’s even better!

I wasn’t blown away by Rebecca Warren’s sculpture, but the new space is impressive and the re-hang of the permanent collection there is great. It’s good that the Tate are including more women artists – for example Sandra Blow, whose wonderful paintings I hadn’t seen before.

Alastair Sooke describes Jasper Johns as ‘The master of arcane introspection’ and after spending the morning at the RA’s huge retrospective of John’s work I can see what he means.
I spent a lot of time moving back and forwards between artworks and the writing on the wall, but it was worth the effort. All of his iconic works are here and for me, some wonderful surprises…..

I’m very excited that Kew Gardens have chosen one of my paintings to use on their Christmas cards this year!

Another must see exhibition at Tate Modern ‘Soul of a Nation’ is full of powerful images across a wide variety of artworks, many unseen before in this country. The show tackles an epic subject and tries to include a broad range of artists and their work. I came away wanting to see much more of some of the artists work.

This morning I finally got round to visiting the new Design Museum next to Holland Park. There are two main exhibitions on at the moment and I chose to see ‘Breathing Colour’  an installation based exhibition by Hella Jongerius. There’s a lot to take in, but well worth taking time over it.

While in the area I also paid a visit to the sumptuous Leighton House Museum. Currently on show there is an exhibition of Lawrence Alma Tadema’s work. Alma Tadema was a contemporary of Frederic Leighton and this museum is the perfect setting for these paintings. The work of these two Victorian artists was very highly regarded in their time and so interesting to see even though now, in this age of conceptual art, it is seen as saccharine and unfashionable.

An enjoyable morning of huge contrast!

Artists studios in Kingston will be open for two weekends:

10th & 11th June

17th & 18th June

This year I’ll be showing my work together with four other artists at the lovely Canbury Pavilion in Canbury Gardens by the river in Kingston. Hoping for sunshine!