All original photographs, depicting both well-known landmarks and hidden gems of Swindon. The photographs were taken throughout the course of this year by my partner, Mark Worrall and the project has been supported by Arkell’s Brewery. The calendar is now available to buy from the Visitor Information Centre,
Read more →2016 is a year of celebration for Swindonians. 175 years ago, the GWR railway works were built here, and our ‘new’, Victorian town was established. A range of my lino prints, including the commemorative ‘Swindon 175’ print, are now available to buy from the STEAM Museum shop,
Read more →Sketchbooks are a fantastic way to practising drawing skills ‘on the go’. For over three years I commuted between Swindon and Oxford by train, sketching as often as I could on my travels. This series of new paintings are based on some of my sketches of fellow
Read more →As I am writing this in my studio, I can smell printing ink. It makes me think of a bygone age of typewriters and manual newspaper presses in which output was directly linked to skill, patience and having a certain ‘knack’ with your equipment. I fell
Read more →It was a lady coming out of Swindon Bus Station who asked me why I was painting at night time. I thought for a moment, then I answered her that I like the contrast of light that you can get at night, from the yellow and orange
Read more →It was not the first time that I had cast a glance in the second hand shop. Passing by the front doors, I saw it straight away – a traditional, upright piano standing among all the sofas and other furniture. Pianos have fascinated me ever since I
Read more →Download an invitation to my Swindon Open Studios weekend! Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Saturday 10 September 2016 Visit the studio Swindon is home to a thriving community of painters, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists and more. Why not come and visit some of us in our own studios?
Read more →The Art of Commuting An exhibition of paintings, prints and drawings Developed from observational work during my daily commute on the Great Western Railway. One station after another Familiar chain, marker points Pacing our way to work Showing at STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon
Read more →‘Made in Swindon’ Art Trail 5 June – 3 July 2016 Hi everyone! Swindon New Town is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. And it is time for us to celebrate our local art scene too. We are organising an arts trail to show you the best
Read more →Inspiration for the ‘Made in Swindon’ Art Trail logo came from the street right outside our house! Like many Victorian streets in Swindon, we have a number of iron drain covers that were cast in a local foundry – in this case Affleck’s. The process of cutting
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