Chelsea Fringe Festival 2013

As part of London's Chelsea Fringe Festival, Espacio Gallery will be hosting 'Natural Selection'. An exhibition showcasing 17 artists in a variety of mediums with work relating to aspects of the natural world. 

I have the pleasure of participating in this event with a new series of tea stained art entitled, 'Blue Feathers'. Four artworks with a bird/winged narrative running throughout, exploring parallels of nurture, growth and development between ourselves and the natural world. A story that starts with a single blue feather. 

NATURAL SELECTION 

23. May - 4. Jun 2013 Espacio Gallery

Free

1-7pm Daily

Privateview: 23. May, 6-9pm All welcome

Fallen Fledgeling

Fallen Fledgeling - Tea on paper

"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest."
- Pema Chodron -

"Fallen Fledgeling" is the title of this new tea stained piece. A birds nest falls and with it its occupants made up of eggs and baby birds and a rather large blue winged fledgeling. None of them ready to fly and completely inexperienced.

A bit of a challenge as it is a lot larger than any of my previous tea artworks, 76cm x 56cm on 535gm watercolour paper. With this piece I added some additional colour other than just tea, with blue watercolour only on the wings and feathers. I loved the contrast between the warm tones of the tea and thought it a beautiful way of guiding the eyes attention across the composition.

This is the first in a small series but large in scale, playing with certain themes of nature.

Tea at the Affordable Art Fair

A few of my tea stained art pieces will be showing at the Affordable Art Fair, Battersea in London this week with Stark Gallery.

This major event runs from 7-10 March where over 100 galleries can be found under one roof and everything for sale between £40 and £4,000.

Stark Gallery can be found at stand K8 where they have a fabulous selection of work including work by Sam Shendi and Kate Knight.

"Paintings, original artist-made prints, sculpture and photography are all on show, and whether you are looking for artwork that is traditional or contemporary, humorous or edgy, by a famous name or an undiscovered talent, there really is something for everyone!"

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Catapult Art Mag Vol.19

 My tea stained art work has been featured in Catapult Art Magazine vol.19 this month.

It's great to be featured alongside so many talented individuals whose work I also admire.

You can find my work on pages 52-55 and will be available for purchase in print soon. For a limited time only you can view it for free online HERE.

"Catapult is showcasing this untapped talent along side others that share the same passion, the artist we know, admire and love, that are willing to stand for the purpose and mission of Catapult…LOVE OF ART ABOVE ALL"

 

 

New Artist Fair in Islington

I have the pleasure of announcing my participation in the New Artist Fair, Islington exhibition on 1st - 3rd March 2013.

I'll be showing brand new work for the first time alongside 40 emerging and established artists at Candid Galleries. Including painters, photographers, sculptors and ceramic artists.

With the maximum selling price capped at £2,000, it makes this event a truly affordable art fair.

Open all day Saturday and Sunday with free entry and the Opening Reception on Friday from 6pm-9pm.

Candid Galleries
3 Torrens Street
Islington
EC1V 1NQ

1st to 3rd March 2013
Friday Opening Reception 6pm - 9pm
Saturday & Sunday 11am-7pm

We hope to see you there!

Artists exhibiting: LINK

International Postcard Show 2013

'Branded' - tea, pencil, bic biro & white ink on card

I'm thrilled to announce two of my new postcard sized art works will be showing at The International Postcard show at Surface Gallery in Nottingham over the next two weeks.

"This long-running annual exhibition is an integral and highly popular feature of the exhibitions calendar at Surface Gallery, and will feature hundreds of original artworks by established artists, students and newcomers from all over the world. The works will celebrate the sheer diversity of practice to be found in international contemporary art." - Surface Gallery

The exhibition is on  from January 16th - 2nd February.
Tuesday to Friday 12am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm during exhibition periods.

Surface Gallery
16 Southwell Road,
Nottingham
NG1 1DL

'La Jinete' - tea, pencil, bic biro & white ink on card

Amsterdam Showcase 2012

On Saturday 1st of December I'll be exhibiting in Amsterdam at the international exhibition of contemporary art called Amsterdam Showcase. This amazing exhibit will be held in the historic building, De Oude Kerk.

De Oude Kerk ('The Old Church') is the oldest building in the city and was built around 1300. This church eventually grew in to the impressive medieval monument known today.

The Old Church isn't just used as a place of worship, but also as a concert hall, wedding venue, and exhibition and reception area. It is called Amsterdam's living room. This has always been the case: Fishermen repaired their nets, Sweelinck played the organ, and Rembrandt took out his marriage licence here. Generations of Amsterdam’s citizens, including the naval hero Van Heemskerck, are buried in this European monument.

Amsterdam Showcase
De Oude Kerk
Oudekerksplein
1012 GX Amsterdam

10am - 9pm