‘Allegory’ RWA Bristol May 23-July 21. I am exhibiting my dark triptych and two drawings in ‘Allegory’.  The exhibition is curated by Fiona Robinson for the Kenny Gallery at the RWA .

The show contains stories about migration and displacement.  The exhibition includes work by Charmaine Watkiss, Karl Singporewala, Beth Carter, Ian Middleton and Seyed Edalatpor.

‘Blind Man’s Bluff’, ‘Grotesque Dance’ and ‘Folly’ form a triptych. They are a linked series of allegorical paintings with a personal narrative painted with reference to Goya. This work was made during a time of political upheaval and a pandemic. I used painting to channel my feelings about these issues.

My drawings ‘Bird Talk’ and ‘Don’t Kick the Pigeon’, which are in ‘Allegory’, symbolically represent different attitudes towards life and the world.

Allegory can contain hidden meanings which can remain enigmatic.

I am delighted that ‘Under the Table’ my animated drawing was selected for the RSA Annual exhibition this year. My animated drawings are made by a process of erasing and redrawing the same image until the motion has resolved. A process which shows mistakes and accepts change. ‘Under the Table’ combines magic and reality. Unseen forces which tilted the table are revealed to be the work of a childlike demon. My daughter helped me make the soundtrack for this animated drawing. The exhibition continues at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh until 16 June.

The Royal Watercolour Society selected Leda and the Swan for the annual Contemporary Watercolour Open exhibition. The exhibition is at Bankside Gallery 8 – 24 March.  In my version of Leda and the Swan, Leda is trying to tell her story through shadow play.

Sandy Hill Arts, Corfe Castle, are hosting an exhibition of work by Bonnie Brown and Debbie Lee from March 3 –March 9.  There will be an illustrated artist’s talk on 7 March at 7pm. The artists will discuss 5 female artists from history to the present day who have influenced their work.

I am delighted to announce that I was elected to become a Royal West of England Academician in 2023. I look forward to being involved with this organisation. Here is a recent photograph of me in my studio by Paul Jefferis. My work encompasses drawing, painting, print and animation…storytelling has formed a continuous thread across my creative practice. I believe in the power of art to communicate beyond language, and to heal.

Levitation with Flowers was selected for the Small But Mighty printmaking show by Jonny Hannah for the Royal Society of painter-printmakers exhibition at Bankside Gallery 9-19 November. Levitation with Flowers is a solar etching 10x12cm. As a child I used to try to levitate between two chairs. This levitation is more like the dream sequence in The Mirror a film by Tarkovsky.  It is in memory of my mother. The magic of art makes things that seem impossible achievable.