Resin highs & lows
For a recent project I've been experimenting with casting epoxy resin. These pieces were a response to an exhibition called ...
Living exhibition, Leeds
I managed to get up to Leeds for the Living Exhibition into which I'd entered one of my photographs. The ...
Looser sketching style
I've been sketching people and objects in cafes and bars for about 3 years now and have seen a significant ...
Emulsion transfer workshop
I recently ran my first art workshop up in Sheffield. I've run many IT training courses in the past but ...
Hockney and Davie, Hepworth, Wakefield
We had a trip to the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield to see the early works of Alan Davie and David ...
Sketching progress
It's fascinating to put together a timeline of your work in one medium to give a sense of how you ...
A Victorian find in Dovedale
I had a long run around Dovedale, Derbyshire last weekend. It's a route I often do early in the morning ...
THiNK submission
I had a good talk with the curator at the fantastic creative space THiNK in Nottingham a few months ago ...
Emulsion transfer – a learning curve
I took it upon myself to perfect emulsion transfer of photocopied images onto canvas a few weeks ago. This is ...
Sheffield brutalism
We had a day trip to Sheffield which is easily accessible given the new station at Ilkeston. The weather was ...
Loughborough University degree show
We made the short hop to see the Fine Art degree show at Loughborough University and were not disappointed. Some ...
Trip to Galway and the Burren
A short break to Galway, Ireland was planned with a further foray on to the Burren. The Irish weather was ...
Long Eaton photoshoot
My son is a big fan of brutalist architecture so we spent an afternoon in Long Eaton trying to capture ...
Creative mornings Derby – first event
Creative Mornings is a worldwide initiative for creative people to meet up and network over coffee and croissant and listen ...
Van Gogh and McCullin at Tate Britain
We had a day visit to the new Vincent Van Gogh exhibition at Tate Britain that explored his time in ...