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RSW Scottish Arts Club Award

RSW Scottish Arts Club Award

Absolutely delighted to have been awarded the RSW Scottish Arts Club Award for my painting ‘Across the Water’ at this year’s RSW Open Exhibition. The exhibition runs from 13th January – 6th February 2024 at the RSA Buildings on the Mound in Edinburgh. There are some...

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Exhibiting at the Birch Tree Gallery

Exhibiting at the Birch Tree Gallery

I’m delighted to have my expressive landscape paintings, momigami textiles and artist books on exhibit at the Birch Tree Gallery in Dundas Street, Edinburgh from 3rd October until 4th November 2023. The colours of my paintings compliment those of Janie Ramsay’s...

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Re-connections

Re-connections

Re-connections is an exhibition of Artists’ books at the Upright Gallery, Edinburgh November - December 2020 I was very pleased to have 5 of my artist books selected in this open exhibition. The theme of the exhibition was the way in which artists stayed connected...

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Membership of the RSW

Membership of the RSW

I am really delighted to have been elected as a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) at their Annual General Assembly in Glasgow in October. Whilst I have exhibited regularly at their Annual Open Exhibitions at the RSA in Edinburgh and...

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RSW 138th Open Annual Exhibition 2018

RSW 138th Open Annual Exhibition 2018

26th November – 13th December. I am delighted that once again one of my works has been selected for the RSW Annual Open exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. This one is called Forth Memory and is a large painting in acrylic with Chine...

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Our Fringe exhibition: Paperwork 5

Our Fringe exhibition: Paperwork 5

I am excited to be exhibiting in EdFringe for a 5th time with Marion and Trevor.This is a quote from one of last year's reviews: Here are “three mature artists examining with calm, unhurried concentration the subtle interplay of form, void, tone, line, pattern, and...

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Making Hand Made Artists’ Brushes

Making Hand Made Artists’ Brushes

As part of our series of occasional workshops in bookmaking skills and other applied arts, Barbara Rowell and I will be conducting a day long class in making Artists' Brushes, exploring the unexpected marks they make and then binding the results into an artists' book....

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Bookmaking Course in November in East Lothian

Bookmaking Course in November in East Lothian

  There are just few more places left on this course: Introduction to Artists’ Bookmaking Workshop Sunday 26 November 2017 10.00 am – 4.30 pm Kiln and Cutter Unit 6, Fenton Barns Retail Village Drem, Nr North Berwick EH39 5BW This one day course will introduce a...

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Hand Made Brush Demonstration

Hand Made Brush Demonstration

  I will be demonstrating my funky hand made brushes at my exhibition 'A Fine Line' at the Dundas Street Gallery on Sunday 22 October at 3.00 pm and Saturday 28 October at 12.00.  Each brush is made from found or recycled materials and has its own story to...

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Bookmaking Workshop

Bookmaking Workshop

This one day bookmaking workshop will introduce a range of simple but effective printmaking techniques that can be done without the use of a press. Experiment using mark making techniques on inked Perspex and Gelli Plates and applying organic and found materials onto...

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Paperwork 4 Exhibition, August 2017

Paperwork 4 Exhibition, August 2017

Our Annual Paperwork Exhibition opens this Thursday 17 August at 6.30 and runs until the 28th.  Once again Marion Barron, Trevor Davies and I will be exhibiting works on paper at Fringe Venue 208, 2 Howe Street, Edinburgh. I will be showcasing a range of drawings...

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Artists’ Book Fair, Fruitmarket

Artists’ Book Fair, Fruitmarket

I went to the Artists' Book Fair at the Fruitmarket gallery a few weeks ago and bought a little 'boiled book' by the artist, Kerry Douglas. I thought it was very beautiful and I wanted to experiment with the process. She had given me a few instructions on what to do...

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Turcan Connell Prize at RSW

Turcan Connell Prize at RSW

Feeling happy. I have just won the Turcan Connell prize at the The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) for one of my books.

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