A Palette of Artists

I am delighted to have been invited to take part in a show with a superb group of plein air artists. Each of us will be showing over ten works each in the show and it is one not to be missed.

High Summer, Oil, 20x25cm

The other artists include Amanda Coleman, Robbie Murdoch, Penny German, John Killens, Roger Dellar, Lesley Dabson and Chris Robinson. If you are aware of their beautiful plein air work you will know I am in superb company.

Location: 340 Kings Road, London.
Dates: 13th - 19th November
Details: I will be stewarding on 13th, 15th and 19th Nov. The late-night opening will be 16th.

Earthbound Women at Colyer Fergusson Kent University

I am delighted to have been invited to take part in this wonderful exhibition hosted within the performance area at Kent University. If you know the space you will know it’s amazing. The theme of the show is ‘storms and elemental drama’. I mean that’s right up my street! I will have six paintings in this show.

Location: Performance Area, Colyer Fergusson Kent University, Canterbury.
Dates: 30th October – 1st December

A Year in Paint 2024

Last year I produced my first calendar “A Year in Paint 2023”. It was a huge hit. They simply flew out the door. So, I will be launching my “A Year in Paint 2024” calendar very soon. Look out on my website and also on my social media for the launch date!

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

First up I am delighted to announce my oil painting ‘Flowing from Land to Sea,’ (90x120cm) was selected and hung for this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.  

The theme this year, curated by David Remfry, was ‘Only Connect’ taken from E.M. Forster’s Howard’s End.  I am delighted to say I have a big red dot next to my painting as well, so my painting will be off to wonderful new home at the end of the Exhibition.

Flowing From Land to Sea, Oil on cradle wood board, 90cm x 120cm

I am so thrilled to have been selected this year. I keep going to visit it on the walls of the Royal Academy.  Varnishing Day and the Artists’ Service at the Church of St James on Piccadilly was pretty special too. The day was a fabulous celebration, starting with a steel band leading us through the Royal Academy courtyard and down Piccadilly.

Afterwards, the fizz was flowing and lots of arty chats were had.  The Summer Exhbition runs until 8th August at RA, so you still have time to see all the great works on show! 

Location: Main Galleries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
Dates: 13th June - 20th August 2023
Details: Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm | Fri: 10am–9pm | Tickets £22–24.50 (including donation)

Chelsea Art Society, Summer Exhibition

The Chelsea Society Summer Exhibition took place at Chelsea Town Hall in mid-June. As ever, their annual show was a huge success, celebrating a wide range of art mediums and the sheer volume of work it always displays.  As a Council Member of the society I was very proud of the show. The Council works extremely hard to make it a success.

St. Paul’s At Twilight, Oil 30 x 40cm

If you didn’t make the show this year, do make sure that you go next year. It is always such a treat with varied work by amazing artists.

The Thames at Dusk, Oil 30 x 40cm

I’m delighted to say that I sold two London cityscapes. Most of you follow me on Instagram and have seen that my urban landscapes have been growing over the last couple of years. I really enjoy them as something different from a classic landscape or seascape. They challenge me in a different way and are proving incredibly popular with buyers.

The exhibition is still available online.

Location: Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London SW3 5EE
Dates: 14th - 19th June 2023
Details: 10am - 6pm each day closing at 2pm on last day

The Society of Women Artists, 162nd Annual Exhibition

The Society of Women Artists also had their Annual Show at the Mall Galleries on The Mall.  It is always so vibrant and contemporary and I am proud to be a Full Member now. I was thrilled with my four watercolours which looked super together on the wall in the main gallery.  

I also contributed to the Society of Women Artists playing cards. Members were invited to create a painting for each one of the cards.  My card is the Ace of Hearts (well, of course, it would be!).

You can still buy a pack online through the Society’s website.

Location: Mall Galleries  London SW1 
Dates: 6th – 10th June 2023 

The Royal Watercolour Society Gallery, inaugural show, ‘NOW’

The Royal Watercolour Society had their wonderful show ‘NOW’, in their new RWS Gallery in Whitcomb Street, near the National Gallery and off Trafalgar Square. Some of you may remember I had my solo show “Contstables Walks” there last year.

“Now” included RWS members and guests such as three current Royal Academicians, David Remfry, Diana Armfield and Barbara Rae.

The show has finished now although still accessible online. It was a great way to mark the return of the RWS to its gallery on Whitcomb Street.  I was delighted as a Member to have shown alongside such esteemed artists.

Soft Light, Watercolour, 60 x 80cm

Location: RWS Gallery, 3 - 5 Whitcomb Street, London WC2H 7HA
Dates: 7th - 21st June 2023
Details: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm (free admission)

Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Summer Exhibition

I showed a selection of large and smaller work at the wonderful Moncrieff-Bray Summer Show.  I am one of their artists and you can find my page on the gallery website.

Happily I sold some large pieces.  This show is now available by appointment only and also can be seen online.

It is a beautiful gallery just outside Petworth set in beautiful countryside. It offers both a packed barn of wonderful artworks and ceramics, as well as a great sculpture garden making any visit truly memorable.  Do pop it on your list of days out in the future.

Chartreuse Fields, Oil, 90 x 120cm

Location: Moncrieff-Bray, Woodruffs Farm, Woodruffs Lane, Edgean, Near Petworth, West Sussex, RH201JX
Dates: 12th May - 14th May 2023 (opening weekend)
Details: Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm by appointment only.

Piers Feetham Gallery, Aldeburgh Festival

A little further from home, I was delighted to have been invited to the Piers Feetham Gallery Summer Show at the Aldeburgh Festival.  

I sold a large piece - Coastal Light, below - which was also the show’s ‘invite’, so it was a great honour to have someone want to take it home with them!

Coastal Light, Oil, 85 x 85cm

Location: Aldeburgh Festival Exhibition 2023
Dates: 10th - 25st June 2023
Details: Hill Lodge, Church Walk, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

The Royal Watercolour Society Gallery, inaugural show, ‘NOW’

The first official Royal Watercolour Society exhibition (since the almost year-long soft launch) will commemorate the RWS’s return to the gallery that they were based at around 200 years ago.

We now have the inaugural show at the gallery at Whitcomb Street called ‘NOW’. The show will feature original artworks in water-based media by almost every present-day Member, Associate, Guest and Honorary Member of the RWS.

Soft Light, Watercolour, 60 x 80cm

As an Associate Member I will have one painting in this extraordinary display of work which will include pieces by artists such as Barbara Rae, David Remfry, and Diana Armfield to name just a few. How exciting to be a part of history and hang alongside them.

RWS ‘NOW’ will mark a very special, historic occasion as they begin their 250 year lease. Situated just off Trafalgar Square, the gallery will serve as a space to complement the RWS’s existing home at Bankside Gallery and will host exhibitions and events to promote and celebrate the enjoyment of water based media and all art.

Location: RWS Gallery, Whitcomb Street, London

Dates: 7th – 21st June

Details: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm and online

Chelsea Art Society, Summer Exhibition

As a Member, I will have four paintings in the Chelsea Society Summer Exhibition. As part of the Society’s Council, I can honestly say how hard the society works to make the show a success. Every year, the Annual Exhibition is a delight to see, and this year is going to be better than ever.

St. Paul’s At Twilight, Oil 30 x 40cm

The Thames at Dusk, Oil 30 x 40cm

Open Art Exhibition in Chelsea is a firmly established annual event. Around 600 paintings and sculptures are shown. If you have never been to the show please do come along. Members’ work will hang alongside the Open entries and the standard this year is higher than ever! All the works hang in the beautiful setting of the Chelsea Town Hall and is a ‘must see’.

Location: Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Road, London

Dates: Open 14th – 19th June, 10am-6pm, closes Monday 19th June, 2pm

Plein air competition on Saturday 17th June - open to all.

Piers Feetham Gallery, Aldeburgh Festival

I am delighted to be showing again with the wonderful Piers Feetham Gallery, this time in Aldeburgh. I have a long association with the Gallery and you may have seen his stand at the Connect Art Fair at the Mall Galleries earlier in the year at which some of my work was shown.

Coastal Light, Oil, 85 x 85cm

Looking West, Oil, 50 x 50cm

The show will be opening in Aldeburgh and run over the Summer. I was invited by the gallery to paint a large oil work which will now be the image on all of their invites, so that’s a special honour.

In addition to my larger work, I will have a variety of paintings in show at the gallery.

Dates: 10th-23rd June

Please keep an eye out on the Piers Feetham Gallery website for details and my social media.

The Society of Women Artists, 162nd Annual Exhibition

This year I am so very thrilled to say that I have four paintings in the show and will be taking oart as a full Member of the Society! Woot woot!

I have taken part in the show over many years, submitting my work into the Open Exhibition and having been lucky enough to have had my work selected year on year. To be part of this society and recognised as a full Member means a huge amount to me.

Blue Horizon, Watercolour, 20 x 25cm

As well as having four paintings hanging in the show I have also contributed to the Society’s new fun Playing Cards project. Members were asked to submit a painting suitable for use as a playing card. A full pack has been created, so it represents a variety of amazing works by so many members of the Society.

You can buy a pack of cards at the Exhibition or you can buy a pack online. I am the Ace of Hearts, so look out for that card! They will make wonderful stocking fillers for later in the year – but why wait? - or fun little presents for someone right now.

Location: Mall Galleries, Pall Mall, just off Trafalgar Square, London

Dates: Runs 6th-10th June, Private View 7th June 10am-5pm

Details: Open 10am-5pm daily and online

Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Summer Exhibition

I have a selection of brand new oil paintings in the Moncrieff-Bray Summer Show. I was invited by the gallery to create a series of new oil paintings all based in and around the Sussex countryside.

Chartreuse Fields, Oil, 90 x 120cm

In the show, I have plein air oil paintings, all painted outside, as well as a selection of much larger oil works up to 90cm x 120cm, which would look great on a mantelpiece.

The show features lots of amazing artists and as well as a beautiful sculpture garden to walk around as well. It is definitely a destination gallery and worth a visit!

You can see my work online here.

Location: Petworth, West Sussex, RH20 1JX

Opening Weekend: Friday 12th May, 10am - 4pm, Saturday 13th May, 10am - 6.30pm, Sunday 14th May, 10am - 6.30pm

Opening Party: Saturday 13th May 3.30pm - 6.30pm.

Normal Opening: Weds to Sat 10am - 4pm until June 24th.

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition

I am delighted I have had a painting selected again this year for the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual show! I’m so thrilled! Such happy news! Such an honour to be selected and show alongside such great artists in this prestigious Annual Show. The exhibition runs from 25th November to 10th December at the Mall Galleries in London.

‘Tide out at Ferring,’ oil, 20x25cm was painted Plein Air on a beautiful breezy day on the beach.

A big thank you to everyone who is part of the selecting committee and society, you all work so hard!