This month sees the arrival of the British Art Show 9 in Plymouth and very interesting it is, too. On a personal level this is also an exciting time as a fellow artist and I have taken a studio in the ‘Grow’ building, next to the Box; we think this will lead to many other opportunities. I’m happy to say I will have 9 mixed media pieces on show at the Artmill Gallery, Peverell, Plymouth as part of their Christmas show that opens on Saturday 12th; the Private View is on Friday 18th 5-7pm. I’m a member of the CAMP group [Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth] and have a short film on show with them at the Vacancy Atlas, Cornwall Street.

I’ve recently been on a course at Dartington Hall (‘Dark River Rising’ led by Anthony Garrett) and have made several gouache paintings as part of a body of work based on the Dart. I’m also starting a project based on Central Park involving paint, print and stitch. Below are some images from BAS9 and from the last few weeks...