The Bath Society of Artists is currently in its 114th year and having its 113th Open Exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. The exhibition is made up of works from members as well as non members who submitted…
I am just in after visiting the RWA’s annual Open Exhibition this morning. It is pouring with rain outside so a good day for a few hours at the Royal West of England Academy of Art. But I came home…
It all started as some tiny illustrations in old books. The images in medieval books such as prayer books developed into the most amazing art we now call miniatures. In the early 16th century the first proper stand-alone portrait…
Last week I visited the BP Portrait Award 2017 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Since I have exhibited in the show twice it holds a special place in my heart as it does for so many portrait…
Society of Women Artists The Society of Women Artists was founded as far back as 1857 and has famous names connected to it, such as Dame Laura Knight as one of its presidents in 1932. It is obvious how important…
While I was at the Royal West of England of Art (RWA) in Bristol for a workshop, I decided to pop in the current exhibition, Air: Visualising the Invisible in the British Art 1768 – 2017. The exhibition features some…
At the Royal West of England Academy of Art (RWA) in Bristol there is a drawing fest going on. The curators have cleverly brought together 3 exhibitions: a contemporary exhibition of drawings selected from open submissions (Drawn), a collection of…
Last night I went to the very busy private view of the Bath Society of Artists Summer Show. It was packed! It is a record breaking exhibition in that it has never contained more art works before. From the 700+…
The Fashion Museum in Bath has an exhibition on titled ‘Lace in Fashion’. If you know anything about my work you would have guessed I had to go and see this one. What bigger and more interesting topic could there…
Last Saturday was the start of a new exhibition at Blackheath Gallery in London in which I have three works. This is a new gallery for me and I am very excited to work with them. The exhibition features a…
