I’m very happy to have donated and sold this little oil painting for the Sussex Wildlife Trust at last month’s Sussex Art Fair 🌿🍃🐭
I love the fact it was a family decision, with the little girl and boy picking it out from the artworks available.
Visit the Trust’s website to find out how to support their work:
I’m delighted to reveal the three original oil paintings that I will be displaying for sale at Henley Royal Regatta’s Art Gallery this coming week from 2-7 July. The gallery is located within the Stewards’ Enclosure on the Berkshire side of the river and is open to Members and their Guests.
Each painting aims to evoke the timeless spirit of the event, the historic sport of rowing, and the colourful fashion.
For ‘Golden Hour at Henley’, I aimed to capture the warm pastel colours of the rowing blazers and boats, all bathed in golden hour on a sunny afternoon. I wanted to evoke a French Impressionist style and feeling.
I purposely left some of the linen canvas board exposed in this quick oil sketch, to lend contrast with the light emanating from the clouds and reflections in the water. The brown tones give the painting warmth as well as a period feel and reflect the wooden posts. I wanted to paint the rowers as if they were from any era.
I wanted to lend this scene a Caneletto feel, with the simple sky and expanse of water, drawing attention to the rowers, the riverside and the bridge providing a central point of interest.
[Extract from the website] Established in 1919, 80 years after the founding of Henley Regatta, the Stewards’ Enclosure was set up as a private members’ club to protect the future of the event and to provide an exclusive area for rowing supporters to enjoy the racing.
Competing at Henley Royal Regatta is considered to be a highlight in a rower’s career, and Membership of the Stewards’ Enclosure gives the best access to this prestigious event. The organisation is overseen by a self-electing body of Stewards, most of whom are renowned rowers, scullers, coaches or administrators.
I’m delighted to share the recently published Sussex Art Fair 2024 brochure, which features my oil painting of Polperro, Cornwall, on the front cover!
You can use the brochure to see who else is exhibiting as well as the floorplan – find me at stand 21 on May 10, 11 and 12.
Advance discounted tickets for Sussex Art Fair can now be purchased from our website. Come and meet 90 exhibitors with 3000+ original artworks available to add to your collections.
Starting at the ‘Preview Evening’ on Friday 10th May from 5.30pm until 8.30pm, come and be the first to view the works of the exhibiting artists along with a glass of fizz, before the event opens to the general public over the weekend on the 11th and 12th May.
Opening hours:
Friday 10th May – Preview Evening – 5.30pm to 8.30pm
£10 Advance tickets online. £15 on the door
(Ticket includes complimentary fizz and unlimited weekend entry)
Saturday 11th May & Sunday 12th May – 11.00am to 5.00pm
£5 Advance tickets online – £7.50 on the door
(Free weekend entry for children under 16 and £5 weekend concessions on the door.
(Online tickets subject to Vat)
Address
Goodwood Racecourse
Selhurst Park Road
Chichester, UK
PO18 0PS
Prices of art start from as little as £50 for prints and smaller works to over £3,000 for outstanding masterpieces, so whether you are a collector or enthusiast, there will be something to suit every budget. The first floor café will be serving a selection of hot and cold food and drinks for visitors to make a day of it.
Plus, keep an eye out to see what I will be donating to the Sussex Wildlife Trust during the event…
A day to remember. I first discovered I shared my birthday with Earth Day when I joined social media – a day dedicated to environmental protection seemed apt as I have always loved being in nature and painting God’s creation. In honour of this special day, I recently published the first glimpse of a new oil painting of bluebell woods that I will be exhibiting for the first time at the Sussex Art Fair.
You can find out more about the origins of the organisation here.
My favourite musical for many reasons and one I will never tire of seeing – it’s a feast for the eyes and heart. These are a few still life sketches that were partly inspired by the musical…
I recently applied the finishing touches to a new, partly imagined oil painting of bluebell woods at Golden Hour. These are just a few of the artworks that I will be showing at The Sussex Art Fair, Goodwood Racecourse on May 10, 11 and 12…
I’m excited to have been asked to contribute a small oil painting to the Sussex Wildlife Trust during the Sussex Art Fair on May 10, 11 and 12 at Goodwood Racecourse. All proceeds of that sale goes directly towards the Trust.
The Trust has over 37,000 members helping to protect the rich natural heritage of East and West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove.
Keep an eye out for details of what I will be donating…
Visit their website to see how you can support them: Welcome | Sussex Wildlife Trust
Other trusts I have supported include the Environment Trust and the National Trust.
An imagined medieval walled garden, captured in oil paint for my mother for Mother’s Day a few year’s ago…
Mother’s Day was celebrated in March this year, in honour of all the incredible women who are mothers or mother figures. My own mother is a pure beacon of light to all who know her, she is one of the most beautiful women I know, a true role model.
Stay tuned for a recent oil painting that I gave as a gift to my mum this year..
Heralding the arrival of Spring with a chalk and pastel drawing of apple blossom. I wanted to emphasise the light petals against their dark backdrop.
