I am exhibiting The Taste of Things in the RWA Open Exhibition. I am delighted that three of my pieces of work are on display at the Royal West of England Academy until 28 December.

The Taste of Things oil on canvas 120x100cm pictured here is based on a film directed by Tran Anh Hung. It is about the joy of preparing good food. It follows the relationship between the chef and his assistant. Food is their passion it is also an obsession. The appreciation of food is illustrated in the scene of eating Ortolan Bunting under tea towels to savour the flavour.

Also on display is a coloured etching based on the film Babette’s Feast directed by Gabriel Axel. In this picture Babette cooks up a feast which brings the community together. The film was based on a book by Isak Dinesen about the transformative power of food.

My painting In the Balance which was shortlisted for the BEEP painting prize is also in the exhibition.

The THG Open exhibition is showcasing established and emerging artists living in the South West. I am pleased that ‘Cat Garden’ oil on canvas 120x152cm was selected for the exhibition. This is a painting from memory of my daughter visiting a garden full of cats. It is hung by the window of this beautiful Georgian building. In this position it catches the light from the gardens of the Thelma Hulbert Gallery. The exhibition continues until 23 August.

Unchain My Heart is currently on display at Oriel Croesor. Long listed artists were each given a song title from a 7 inch single to create a new cover to be displayed in the BEEP 2024. I was given the song title Unchain my Heart. Pictured here is my response to the song oil on metal 18x18cm.

A number of the paintings were selected to display at Oriel Croesor until September 2025.
Oriel Croesor brings you two exhibitions, sitting side by side: Beep Painting Biennial 2024 and Do Androids Dream?  These two exhibitions were curated by Theo Shields and Noelle Griffiths.

I am pleased to announce that my new animation ‘In the Balance’ was selected for the Royal Scottish Academy annual exhibition 3 May-8 June. This animation is based on my recent painting ‘In the Balance’ which was shortlisted for the BEEP painting prize. The image was inspired by a film still from Arthur Van Gehuchten who was a Belgian neurologist. He used unconventional methods of filming his clients to study movement in neurological conditions.

In this animation the couple begin by sitting close to each other and the man gradually moves away. When they break contact the wooden plank collapses. Then the woman slides down to be reunited with man on the ground. It is an allegory of our need for others and human contact. It was recently screened in an exhibition ‘All About Love’ at Sanctuary Off 54 in North Carolina and in the Paper Works Biennial at the RWA.

I am very pleased that my new animation ‘In the Balance’ was selected for the Royal West of England Paper Works exhibition. This animation is based on my recent painting ‘In the Balance’ which was shortlisted for the BEEP painting prize. The image was inspired by a film still of Arthur Van Gehuchten who was a Belgian neurologist. He used unconventional methods of filming his clients to study movement in neurological conditions. I was interested to portray what I imagined might have happened before and after the still image.  In this animation the couple begin by sitting close to each other and the man gradually moves away. When they break contact the wooden plank collapses and the woman slides down to be reunited with man on the ground. It is an allegory of our need for others and human contact. The exhibition is on from the 25th January-27th April.

I am delighted to be one of the invited artists in the Jack House Gallery Art Advent Calendar in Portsmouth. Pictured here is ‘Death and the Maiden’ monoprint 25x25cm. Twenty five artworks by individual artists will be revealed on a daily basis on the gallery website and in the Gallery window. The theme for the calendar this year is Time. My work sometimes reflects upon the fragility of life and human existence. The maiden in this print is dancing with a figure of her own mortality. The exhibition runs between 1st-25th December.