It's that time of year

I urge you to come along and enjoy our open studios this weekend. Lots of amazing artists showing their work and don't miss the mini canvas auction on Sunday afternoon to be in with a chance of taking home a beautiful original piece of art.

Jamaica Street Open Studios

Don't miss out on this fabulous event this weekend. I will be exhibiting among the other artists housed in this fine studio. Hope to see you there!

Inside Out at the RWA

Our studio has a fantastic exhibition currently showing at the RWA in Bristol. It features work from all of the artists at Jamaica Street studios and is well worth a visit. It's on until the 8th February so make sure you don't miss out, plus you'll also get to see a wonderful exhibition by the late Matisse!
Above are some pics from the private view, it was a great evening, a big thanks to all those that came along. The top picture shows my little section. Sorry the pictures aren't great but I'm hoping to pay another visit soon and I'll try and get some better ones!

2010 catch-up

Happy New Year everyone and a very belated merry christmas! Sorry I've not been around, here's a catch up of what's been going on.We had an extremely busy work fuelled end to 2010 so after the hustle and bustle of christmas we enjoyed a New Year's Eve staying in cooking some yummy food and supping wine. It was lovely, the first new years we've spent just the two of us. Very very relaxing and just what we needed (think the cats enjoyed our company too!)
I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for christmas but I had a little help to get my christmas card done. I came up with the design and Tom very nicely screenprinted them for me. Even tho I sold a few as christmas cards in the Jamaica Street christmas shop (see below) I think they would work as non-christmas cards, don't you think? So I'm going to do them in a couple more colours and sell them in my shop as a set. Keep your eyes peeled.
I was very privileged to be a part of Jamaica Street artists christmas shop, the ArtBox. It was a pop up shop here in Bristol that ran throughout the month of December, selling Jamaica Street artists' artworks, prints, cards, and all manner of handmade products. It was a huge success, I hope some of you managed to get there. For those who missed out, fingers crossed, we might be there again at the end of the year.

So that was the end of 2010, phew, wish I could show you all the work I was up to but you'll just have to wait a while! Already this year there is some very exciting things happening, one thing is happening right now and I'll tell you about it in my next post and another thing is going to be happening in May (I'll keep you posted ;))

Red

Just finished this picture, which I'll be exhibiting along with other Jamaica Street illustrators at St George's in Bristol. It's a three part exhibition spread over the course of a year entitled 'Red, Yellow, Blue'. It will be exhibiting from friday 27th August. Also the private view is the 8th September so do come along! Here's the flyer and a bit of blurb about it...
The JSA's eclectic group of illustrators return to St George's with the exhibition 'Red, Yellow, Blue'. This year-long revolving show evolves with St George's tri-annual programme, presenting a unique twist on each colour throughout the year.

Traditionally illustration is associated with the act of distinction; therefore each period the exhibiting illustrators interpret a new primary colour, in their own distinct style, paying homage to this formidable triptych. Starting with 'Red', the thematic simplicity of this minimalist colour palette creates an exciting platform for creativity and diversity, following in the historic footsteps of artistic giants Mondrian, Richter and Newman.

This inventive exhibition highlights a wealth of emerging talent, whilst also promising familiar faces: with Emma Dibben's mouth-watering morsels and Rose Sanderson's weird and wonderful creations; fantastical flights of fancy from children's illustrators Serena Curmi and Teresa Murfin; humorous outings from Leah Heming and Bjorn Rune Lie; horticultural heritage from Hannah McVicar; luminous vistas from Abigail McDougall; and the dark and surreal from newcomer Tom Mead.

The three-part nature of this exhibition guarantees an unravelling year of surprises for new and returning visitors to St George's, creating a dynamic yet harmonious visual treat inspired by the grandeur of this atmospheric venue.