Teaching at West Dean College, Sussex. 12-14 May 2023.
I’ll be back at West Dean College soon, teaching ‘Botanical Photography – Plant Portraits’. Photographing plants in the beautiful gardens and in the studio, students will learn new techniques and experiment with individual and mixed plants compositions.
I’ll be showing my work again this year at the Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House. My work will be exhibited at 93 Woodwarde Road, Dulwich SE22 8UL.
Pullens Yards Open Studios. December 2022.
Looking forward to this last show before Christmas at the Pullens Yards Open Studios in Kennington, London 2-4 December.
RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show. September-October 2021.
The RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show will take place at the Saatchi Gallery in London this year from 18th September until 3rd October. Over 200 artists and photographers will display their work. I will have a series of six images of tulips, competing in the portfolio section. More details and ticket information here.
I was rather relieved to read that it’s not too late to plant tulips in January. The earth has been so saturated recently that I’ve left the planting of bulbs until the very last minute. I have numerous varieties of tulip to look forward to in the spring plus a few other unusual bulbs which I’m trying out. I can’t wait to start shooting them in the studio when spring comes.
Autumn Studies. November 2020.
This month there are a number of new autumn plant studies on sale. You’ll find them in the Prints for Sale and #artistsupportpledge pages. Here is one of the first: Vitis 2. This is a grape vine which I planted about fifteen years and, at this time of year, it produces a wonderful range of autumn leaf colours. Here, I was drawn to the beautiful yellows which come as the stronger colours fade just before the leaves fall.
Super Nature. The Garden Museum. October 2020.
Super Nature, an art fair is at the Garden Museum, London, SE1 7LB from 8th-11th October featuring photography, painting, collage, print and ceramics. I’ll be showing new framed and mounted prints. The museum itself is worth a visit with a great restaurant and garden by Dan Pearson.
I currently have a stand at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival where, on Stand 945 in the Country Living Pavilion, I’ll have lots of framed, mounted and unframed prints on display in all sizes from A4 up to 30″x40″. There will be, for the first time, three unglazed tray framed prints including a new print, Mixed Hellebores 1. The show is on from 1-7 July. Details here.
My first show of the autumn will be in London on 28th and 29th September where, in a beautiful house in Dulwich Village, a number of my framed pictures will be on show as part of a group show. AB Design and Interiors will be hosting at 93 Woodwarde Road, SE22 8UL. Full details on their site by clicking the link. There will be more information on forthcoming winter shows soon.
It’s not all bad this summer. Here’s a good example of how lush the garden is in mid-July. Rain on the leaves of Vitis ‘Brant’.
