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  • River Ure Project

    I’m launching a new project about the river Ure – an artists journey from source to the Ouse. The river begins it’s journey east high up in the limestone country of Lund…

  • Bolton Castle

    Probably the most visited of the Yorkshire Dales, Wensleydale has a softer beauty than those to the north and south of it. Bolton Castle was built by Sir Richard le Scrope, Lord Chancellor…

  • In the Footsteps of Turner exhibition is running NOW!

    Wow! Made it

  • The New Look David Stead Gallery

    Work on the gallery is completed for the time being – hope you like the look of it. We have  some wonderfully bright new tableware by Collectively Artisan, all of which is…

  • Ch ch ch changes!

    We’ve been having a major change round in the gallery over the past couple of months. The new staircase is finished and we have redecorated. As always, these things take longer than…

  • Lydia Portrait

    Easter Monday and just finished a portrait of Lydia. We have a cuppa to celebrate.

  • Bootham Culmination (or not)

    So, we are approaching the final stroke – the coup de grace. Jonathan will I’m sure be relieved: he will get his life and his sitting room back, whereas I will be…

  • Unpredictable Days.

    Funny day yesterday – everything seeming to go wrong in the morning. By lunchtime I managed to get into the studio but even then, on a bitterly cold day, the damned wood-burner took…

  • Turner Prize 2011

    A cross between the Oscars and a School prize giving; shoehorned into the schedule, Channel 4s coverage of the Turner Prize from Baltic in Newcastle/Gateshead was its usual weird self. Presented this…