Accepted in June.

 

My "Skeggie Day Trip" painting on show this month in Patchings Gallery.

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Exhibited, published, awarded.

After being included in an exhibition at Patchings Gallery, my painting “Along the A614” was published in Painters Online magazine as a result of winning the Clairefontaine Award. It was then also selected and shown in the Thoresby Gallery Open Exhibition.

 

 In search of new ideas this month I also painted two quick self-portraits, and three experimental paintings. The third of these was also a parody of a David Hockney's "Flight Into of Italy". I call my Flight out of Liverpool..

 

Thoresby Park stepped back into my life to a small degree when I was invited to  attended a VIP buffet and lecture about the war years on the estate, as well as contribute my memories of Lady Manvers to the Nottingham Uni History Dept. A most enjoyable afternoon, and I was able to contribute / clarify some information the speaker was unsure of.

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Summer success.

 Below: I’m having a good season! Three paintings in an exhibition at Thoresby Courtyard Gallery:

 Below: One selected for the prestigious Patchings Gallery exhibition.

 

Below: Selected as Editor’s Choice for inclusion in Painters Online magazine. It makes no sense to me whatsoever, that Patchings Art Centre rejected this piece, and yet it is published as Editor's Choice in what is effectively their magazine. More about this artwork on THIS LINK.

Below: My work on public display (at their invitation), at Christie Frames:

Below: The Malt Cross Inn asked me if I would submit some scans of the sketches I did inside their venue, to be a part of their lottery / heritage bid. Some of these are now more than a couple of years old, so I do like it when they get their day in the sun:

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Patchings Gallery 2007.

 

 

I have the first of my planned oak tree paintings accepted by Patchings Gallery, and subsequently sold to an internet friend in Canada. So that's one piece shown last year at Thoresby, and one this year at Patchings. Promising!

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