DRAWING
Drawing has it all. It is the root of an artist’s creative process and however frustrating it can be and pointless it can seem, it… Read More »DRAWING
Richard
Sketching at the Ashmolean
Every time I summon the courage to sketch in public I kick myself that I don’t do it often enough. It can be a very… Read More »Sketching at the Ashmolean
Old Parcels Office Open, Scarborough
My first visit to the relatively recently renovated Old Parcels Office gallery and studio space in Scarborough was for the private viewing of their second… Read More »Old Parcels Office Open, Scarborough
Left Lion Magazine
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to write an article for the Nottingham-based Left Lion cultural magazine. The topic for the January edition… Read More »Left Lion Magazine
Henry Moore, Museum of Making
This was a small but very well-curated exhibition of Henry Moore’s drawings and early works at the Museum of Making in Derby which is a… Read More »Henry Moore, Museum of Making
Chris Killip, Photographer’s Gallery
Another wonderful set of documentary photographs from Chris Killip in Skinningrove and on Tyneside. When he first arrived in the bleak fishing village of Skinningrove… Read More »Chris Killip, Photographer’s Gallery
Guggenheim & other galleries, Bilbao
A first visit to Bilbao was an exciting prospect with October chosen to hopefully be a little quieter. Spain’s economy has suffered in recent years… Read More »Guggenheim & other galleries, Bilbao
Towner, Eastbourne
A contemporary art gallery in Eastbourne you say? Oh yes. The Towner is an example of bold intervention in a culturally-neglected area and it’s wonderful… Read More »Towner, Eastbourne
Glyn Philpot & permanent collection, Pallant House, Chichester
Pallant house in Chichester is described as having the finest permanent collection of art outside Tate in London. it was expensive to get in but… Read More »Glyn Philpot & permanent collection, Pallant House, Chichester
Ferens Open, Hull
A quick visit to this year’s Ferens Open in one of my favourite cities. I didn’t enter this year and if I’m honest, I thought… Read More »Ferens Open, Hull
REEF KNOLL WHISPERS
This year-long project explores my fascination with a hill called Thorpe Cloud in the southern Peak District. Thorpe Cloud is a reef knoll, formed from… Read More »REEF KNOLL WHISPERS
Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & watercolours, Ashmolean
I’m fascinated by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (or more trendily the PRB) in how they rebelled against a stuffy and resistant Victorian society and changed the… Read More »Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & watercolours, Ashmolean