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Autumn Creeps….
The first hint of Autumn colour is beginning to tint the leaves and soon there will be a chill in the air. With this in mind I’ve been thinking about the vexed…
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In Hackfall Wood
A new painting in the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series: In Hackfall Wood. Set in a 350ft gorge near Ripon, Hackfall was bought in 1731 by John Aislabie, famous for his…
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Open Studio This weekend Fri – Sun. 15th – 17th
Norton Conyers House and Garden are open to all this weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) and my studio will be open too. Come along and see a fascinating house, beautiful gardens, recently completed…
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Fountains Journey
I’ve started an oil on canvas 1200mm x 600mm of Fountains Abbey as part of the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series. It’s from a mixed media piece I did recently and…
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Fountains Abbey (In the Footsteps of Turner)
I’ve been working on the ‘In The Footsteps Of Turner’ exhibition . This study is of the World Heritage site Fountains Abbey which I have painted many times. Turner sketched and painted…
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Open Studio
The gardens at Norton Conyers House will be open to the public this Sunday 3rd July as part of the National Gardens Scheme and I will be opening the studio too. Come…
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Teaching At Norton Conyers
It was nice to be teaching again this week and for the first time in my own studio. It takes a while to get used to a new working space but having other…
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Norton Conyers House
Norton Conyers House and garden are open this bank holiday weekend (Sat, Sun, Mon). The gardens are bursting into life at the moment and well worth a visit. I will be working…
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Back to Work
Painting is well under way in the new studio; it is a great place to work: it is calm, allows time, I’m comfortable and feel at home already working in oil and acrylic…
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Norton Conyers
Very happy that work has started on the new studio in the stable block at Norton Conyers House. Electricity will be installed on Monday 9th May and water shortly after. I’m hoping…
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Hebden Bridge
There’s a tendency to avoid people who are going through a difficult time “I’m sure she won’t want to be bothered with us” and when a town gets battered by some near…
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Harrogate at last!
Made it at last…..the new David Stead Gallery is open at 12 Princes Square, HG1 1LY. We had all kinds of problems getting the lighting sorted in the main gallery…
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