I know I’m not unusual in my love for travel posters. This Japan travel poster is the first one I’ve had opportunity to do for quite some time. There are stunning examples of vintage adverts, postcards and guide covers from all over the world. They often use striking colour and […]
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Digital, Paint, Cut-out!
A couple of small Winchester studies to share with you. Another little cinema cutout and a shopfront study. It is something I like to do between larger canvases and commercial projects (if there’s time of course!). The smaller scale allows me to refresh things and focus on slightly different subjects. […]
Read MoreAllotment Sunset Commission
I’ve been desperate to share photos of this recent commission with you. ‘Allotment Sunset’ has been a looming presence in the studio space for the past month or so, a physical construction challenge as well as an artistic compositional one. As the required size was too big for the regular […]
Read MoreOpen Studio Tour (& Thank you!)
It was with huge relief that I closed the studio doors after the bank holiday. It was an exhausting push to get things tidied up and presentable; but mostly it was gratitude for finally being able to open again… along with those important conversations with guests and customers. It’s always […]
Read MoreUp the Garden Path
Another Summer has almost floated by and the Hampshire Open Studios has suddenly appeared, it feels like out of nowhere. Here’s some photos from the open studio set up with everything looking remarkably tidy! Once the schools had broken up the kids kept us busy of course… then there was […]
Read MoreSt Cross Calendar
It’s rather nice to see recent artwork being put to immediate use. Often these things are six months (or more) in the making, but doing all of the design work myself allowed for a much faster turnaround. This Winchester & St Cross Calendar takes my classic Winchester calendar and updates […]
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