in the studio
I'm delighted to have Fossil Collection chosen for The Open: Odyssey, at Hastings Contemporary 28 March - 31 May 2026
The Open: Odyssey installation view. photo credit, Hastings Contemporary
I thought it might be interesting to explain how I designed this painting. I have superimposed a red line diagram over the table area to let you see how I have used the Golden Ratio, the Fibonacci number sequence and the Golden Spiral. The table top rectangle is in the proportion of the Golden Ratio. This is closely related to the Fibonacci number sequence from which a spiral can be drawn. It is a spiral that can be found repeatedly in nature including the fossils depicted here. I have placed a fossil at the centre of the spiral and another at the centre of the spiral when it is turned 180 degrees.
As a child I used to collect fossils from beneath the cliffs where I grew up and slowly built a collection. The sandy colour of the table top may also suggest a beach whilst the surrounding tiled floor can stand in for the sea, the whole evoking thoughts about time and memory, both human and the natural world.
I'm delighted to say that Nature Table - Building Blocks has been selected for Works on Paper 2026 at The Gallery at Green and Stone. The exhibition runs from 19 January - 20 February 2026. Green and Stone 251-253 Fulham Road London SW3 6HY
January 2026, new work in progress
November - The Framer's Workshop will be included in Never Say Never Again
October 2025 - preparing for The Small Publishers Fair. This is Friday 24 and Saturday 25th October at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square London WC1R 4RL 11am- 7pm each day *Free Entry
September 2025 new mixed media work on paper. This work continues the still life series, Nature Tables.
September 2025 new mixed media work on paper. This work continues the still life series, Nature Tables.
The Frame Maker's Workshop acrylic on cradled panel 50 x 60 cm. This will be included in an exhibition 'Never Say Never Again' at The Winchester Gallery, 7 November 2025 - 10 January 2026
July 2025 linocuts for a new print and possibly a book
July 2025 working on a new batch of BIRDS prints. Now available in my shop
July 2025 - new book nearly completed, '12 Trees Cut From an Abandoned Pallet'
June 2025 - 12 trees cut from pieces of an abandoned pallet
June 2025
June 2025 - paintings in progress
June 2025 - corner of the studio