The Summer months turned out to be really exciting for me. Immerse opened in June and from then onwards it was a whirlwind of joy. The show received a 4 star review from Giles Sutherland at the Times Newspaper and a wonderful write up by Jan Patience arts critic at the Herald. Art North magazine featured my work in their second issue and again on-line. I couldn’t have been happier with the generous words of these well respected art journalists. The good news didn’t stop there with the show in full swing and many sales to boot The Mcmanus Galleries in Dundee told me of their wish to acquisition a piece for their public collection. I am thrilled to share the news that the painting ‘Immerse’ is now in their good hands in perpetuity. The solo show really has made a difference to my outlook and future ideas and I wish to thank all who came along and supported my endeavours.
It has been quite interesting for me to experience making such a huge body of work that meant so much to me. As a result I felt really quite devoid of ideas for quite sometime afterwards but I can say I am now back in full swing of things and raring to find new ways of communicating through paint. Recent research trips to Rannoch Moor and Fife beaches have inspired once more to capture what I feel in paint. The more I look the more excited I become about shaping new ideas and finding new ways of sharing them. The studio is full once more with empty canvases, primed and ready for new work and I have more exciting exhibitions coming up next year and I look forward to telling you more about them in due course.
Autumn Equinox • Oil on Board