So as I mentioned I've started some new work.  Its a little slow going at the moment but I'm resigned to the fact and besides I can't. Not. Paint, its a physical impossibility.  Honestly I've tried it. Between you and me I can tell you it did not go well! So I'm stubbornly plodding on for the moment until I can paint freely again.  I do hope you'll bare with me. I'd be very pleased to have you along for the ride.

Anyway here's another I've started.  I'm rather pleased with these pieces.  They feel like a good start.  I'm hoping to make some very large paintings when time permits and I feel like these are the beginning of this bigger work.  This doesn't make them any less important to me or in the whole grand scale of things I expect.  But I thought I should mention it so we're all on the same page so to speak ;)

I've been reading as much as possible lately and happened upon Faust by Johann Wolfgan Von Goethe, accidentally. I was struggling to find any inspiration at the time. This is a work in progress, which I'm enjoying more than usual as I'm finding the process pretty cathartic. There's still quite a way to go with this piece but here's where I've gotten to so far.

So we popped down to see Dan Baldwin's exhibition 'Fear of Letting go' at Lawrence Alkin Gallery the other month. I was very impressed with his vases to say the least.  Here's a few images from the exhibition.

Phew, Long time since I've posted anything new here! Its been a busy few year with not much time for making work.  But I'm back at the easel now.  Well I rarely ever actually use an easel but that's beyond the point.  Anyway where was I. Ah yes, so I've slowly started to make some new work.  It will probably be a good few months until I'm exhibiting again.  I wont lie to you. But, I'm hoping, if things go well I'll slowly find more and more time to paint.  I'm not planning on ever stopping anyhow! 

Well here's some new work I've started I hope you enjoy joining me in the process.

Work in progress Oil and Acrylic on canvas.

This guy is keeping me busy for the time being.

Work in progress, oil on canvas.

This is a new larger piece I'm working on at the moment. I've started working on the second and third layers of oil paint.. so the end is now somewhere in sight.  Looking forward to the final glazes! 

I'm hoping to give both my blog and website a much needed overhaul this year.  I particularly need to update the work on my website. Until then please bear with me. 

Here are some images of a piece which is amongst some of the work I need to add to my site.

My lovely partner Tom French had a fantastic year this year work wise. Culminating in this exhibition at lawrence alkin gallery gallery, amongst many other projects. Here are some images of a couple of the pieces from the exhibition.