Journal
Notes from .
A slow record I’ve kept since 2018: workshops, new paintings, exhibitions, and the occasional thought along the way.
Latest entry · October 2023
Bird Talk: Twenty-Nine Poems for British Birdlife.
Announcing the publication of Bird Talk: 29 poems to give us joy and to celebrate our British birdlife, a collection written alongside the bird paintings made through 2023, and intended to be read in their company.
All entries
Eight Years of Journal Entries.
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Oct
2023Read post →Bird Talk: 29 poems for British birdlife
Publication · PoetryA note announcing the new poetry collection, written to sit alongside the year’s bird paintings.
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Jun
2023Read post →Zebra’s come to Watlington
Mosaic · Watlington Sustainability FairA short piece on showing the zebra mosaic at the Watlington Sustainability Fair, and the charcoal drawing the students made together.
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May
2023Read post →Parrots and Golden Pheasants
Painting · New workA studio note on looking further afield for colour in birdlife: parrots and golden pheasants, before British spring pulled the eye back home.
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Apr
2023Read post →At Venue 3: Henley Arts Trail 2023
Exhibition · Henley-on-ThamesSharing Venue 3 with three other artists for both open weekends, plus a short film from the bench. Trail map at henleyartstrail.com.
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May
2021Spring in the House
Painting · Studio noteA note from the studio on bringing spring indoors, and the early-year shift in palette and subject.
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May
2019Summer mosaic workshop at Art Jam Studios
Workshop announcementDates and details for an introductory mosaic workshop at Art Jam Studios.
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Mar
2019Read post →Cards
Studio note · Safari card seriesA small range of safari greeting cards — Lion, Panther, Leopard and Zebra — drawn from the original paintings. Now in the store, four for £10.
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Feb
2019Snow is like a blank canvas
Studio note · New yearA new-year reflection on snow, on the empty page, and on what the year might bring.
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Nov
2018Design can be chaotic; your studio doesn’t have to be
Studio note · WorkspaceThe first journal entry on the site: a working note on keeping order on a busy studio bench.
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One Letter, Two or Three Times a Year.
Workshop dates, exhibition openings and occasional studio days. Nothing more frequent than that.