November 11th 2016 onwards

I'm going to be exhibiting a new collection of my paintings at 'The Biscuit Factory' in Newcastle later this year.

Join us for Champagne and canapés at the opening on Friday 11th November, between 6.00pm and 9.00pm. 

The Biscuit Factory is one of Englands largest art galleries, showing top quality work over three floors. Why not book a hotel and make a night or weekend of it. I am so looking forward to going back to the city of my birth and the county of my roots with a selection of new landscapes, large and small of special places.

Weekends of  13th-14th and 20th-21st August 2016

I’ll be running this year’s painting courses in the beautiful Orchid House of Helmsley Walled Garden. The gardens are outstanding, food at the cafe exceptional and the teaching transformational. For the established artist who wants to loosen up his or her style and/or the adventurous beginner, you will learn about colour, composition, texture and painting techniques. A fun weekend where you will learn a lot. 

There are two separate weekend courses that you can book onto, they are the 13th-14th of August and the 20th-21st August and the cost is £170, all materials included. Courses run from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day. For more information, or to book your place, click here. 

Exhibition from 8th October to the 12th November 2016

From 8th October to the 12th November I will be taking part in a joint exhibition with Giuliana Lazzerini, the very talented owner of the ‘The Blue Tree Gallery,' Bootham. The Blue Tree Gallery is nestled in the heart of York on Bootham and shows beautiful contemporary paintings. I am really looking forward to exhibiting with Giuliana as our work is very complimentary as we are both colourists. (see attached article)

Exhibition coming up in August 2016

I’m working on ‘Castle Howard Arboretum, A Response’ alongside textile artist, Corrinne Young and artist and curator, Stef Mitchell. We’ll be exhibiting our work from 29th August to September 2016. Set in the beautiful cafe area this will be a high quality exhibition worth seeing with very different but accomplished artists

Exhibition 10th and 11th September 2016 ( Preview 9th )

During the weekend commencing the 9th September, I will be displaying my work in the Dame Laura Knight Studio just next to Staithes Gallery as part of the annual Staithes Festival. There will be a lot of fish prints and other work and Shirley Vauvelles goregeous sculptures and pictures of seaside things, old maps, cats, hearts, fish, wire and driftwood. We hope to see you there later in the year. 

Exhibition coming up in June 2016

I'm looking forward to exhibiting my work in The Bath House, within RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate as part of ‘Just Makers’ with Shirley Vauvelle, Corinne Young and Steph Mitchell. 

The exhibition will be based on plants and nature and will run during June 2016. It is really worth seeing this fantastic collection of top quality work from my artist friends. The exhibition will include some of my floral work. Look out for Blue Bowl with flowers.

Exhibition coming up in September 2016

The Great North Art Show is taking place from the 3rd to 25th of September. Ripon Cathedral will be home once more to this exciting and varied exhibition. The collection I have entered includes some of my best new work and illustrates how my earlier and more recent painting styles have come together resulting in hybrid contemporary paintings of Yorkshire landscapes. The selection process is still underway so watch this space...

...at Quacks!

Recently I have been getting very excited by mono printing and fish and birds. Also being let loose in the comp room at Quacks is a delight. Having the run of all the old wooden letter blocks.

My life as an artist goes through weird phases. If anyone asked me what are you working on I would say mono prints of fish and birds, hand printing of letters, a four foot painting of birds which is too big to get in my car so I am figuring out who owns a van in the village to get the piece to the framers. All the other paintings are in my head and sketchbook and there is never enough time because there are all those other life things that have to be done.

My husband has persuaded me to go sailing for two weeks in October. I will be prepared. I am taking acrylic paint paper which means I can paint at sea. Hopefully they will be something other than blue I am going to record the entire trip visually. A painting a day. This is a challenge because usually all I can see is blue sea and blue sky. I cant believe I am going away when I have three Christmas exhibitions to prepare for. This is down to the persuasive powers of a man. Therefore EVERYTHING must be prepared and at the framers for next week and Mailchimp newsletter out.