Patchings Artfest 13-15 July 2023

Had a successful show at Patchings Artfest.  It was a pleasure to meet new friends from all over the north and midlands of England.  I found it very inspiring to engage with the public and other artists after the long period of covid…

Venice Biennale 2019

26th October 2019 I was in Venice to visit the Biennale at the weekend.  It was hot beautiful weather, but it was also a Saturday and it seemed the whole of Venice was enjoying the show before it closes in a few weeks. I took…

Nottdance 2019

 It is much too soon (about a week) to write very much about the experience of joining Nottdance for a day. I would just like to thank the organisers and everyone involved for a very special experience.  Here are a few prelim…

Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)

I was interested to see how Hans Hofmann influenced Lee Krasner, when I saw the exhibition of her work in the Barbican recently.  I am curious to know more about HofmannHere is a statement of his approach when he opened his first school…

Lee Krasner BARBICAN GALLERY, LONDON July 2019

LEE KRASNER  (1908-1984) AT BARBICAN  JULY 2019Beautiful set up and arrangement of her work, this was a fascinating exhibition showing the development and achievements of a major American painter, who also happened to be the wife of Jackson…

OSCAR MURILLO AT DAVID ZWIRMER GALLERY

I read an article about the Turner prize 2020 nominee and made a special trip to see his exhibition, "Manifestations" at the David Zwirmer Gallery in London.Murillo works energetically with texture and textile and paint to recreate almost…