Corporate Caricaturing for B and Q - In December, I spent a great evening caricaturing at the B and Q Sheffield Christmas bash. They were a spirited lot, as befitted the occasion, and as my services were funded by the company, any employee who fancied it could sit for a free caricature. There were plenty of takers! |



Spectacularly successful was a series of murals which were completed by visiting children over the Hamlet weekend, under the guidance of my art group members, working on line drawings I had mapped out beforehand, featuring the various processes and lifestyles for which the Hamlet is rightly famous. All the research, preparation and hard work paid off and visitors to the site can see the stunning murals for themselves, as they will form a standing exhibition, and hopefully a valuable education aid, at the Hamlet for some time to come. |
Art in the Gardens, Sheffield - I didn’t take a stand at this annual outdoor event but I thought it might provide an opportunity for a painting of the colourful stalls; and so it proved. Despite the overcast weather, I managed to dash off this quick painting which I think captures the atmosphere of the day. |
Rotherham Commission - The paint has just dried on two watercolours I was commissioned to paint for a Rotherham client who wanted some familiar images around him. One of them, this rendering of Bridgegate, was completed after a couple of visits to the town with my camera. I am always keen to juxtapose the old with the new where this is agreeable to the client and this was no exception.
And so to 2010. As a key objective, I shall be actively seeking to increase the amount of time I spend in schools promoting Art - the freedom of expression, awareness, confidence and pride it nurtures. If you think your school would benefit from the input, please contact me. Open Up Sheffield This is a great opportunity to see artists and other creators at work, coming up in June 2010. I shall be at my easel painting at the launch at Sheffield Cathedral on Friday evening 4 June and I shall be open to visitors at my home on the weekend of 13/14 June. Hope to see you there. If you think you might make it, send me an Email. More details at www.openupsheffield.co.uk Great Sheffield Art Show I shall be airing a number of paintings at the GSAS, at the Octagon Centre in Sheffield, July 9 – 11 inclusive. The show is reputedly the largest of its type in the north of England and is well worth a day visit (Show details at www.gsas.co.uk) |