North Yorkshire Open Studios is a great weekend for visiting artists throughout the county, whether you want to talk about art or techniques, discover that special painting for your wall, or simply look for gifts produced by artists. I’ll be taking part from Wold Pottery in Loftus, TS13 4HG, with Jill Christie (potter). Also in Loftus, you will find Emma Donoghue, who specialises in porcelain, and within 20 miles you will find other potters, painters, and glass artists. All selected artists and their locations can be found at Nyos.org.uk

The Open Studios start on 1st of June. This year over 170 artists have been selected, so there will be an artist near you, if you’re in North Yorkshire. The full list of artists, details and map can be found at nyos.org.uk

I will be taking part from Wold Pottery in Loftus, TS13 4HG. I will be there for the weekends of 1&2 and 8&9 June, from 10am to 5pm. You can come and chat about art and you will see some of my oil painting on canvas, as well as some new work including pastels and watercolours. And of course you will also see Jill Christie’s pottery workshop.

Feel free to contact me if you’d like a private viewing during the week (please phone 01287 643030).

The Brigantia exhibition at The Bath House, RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate is currently under way and runs until the 9th of June.

While it is still January, I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year! Thank you to all those of you who have bought my artwork throughout 2023. You have been amazing, whether you bought a few cards, a print, a calendar or a painting. And a huge thank you to those of you who have commissioned a painting (or more than one!). Commissions have been so diverse and interesting this year, I’ve really enjoyed creating those archival memories for you.

So here’s to 2024! I’ve been working on a commission since early January, which is a brilliant start of my year. There will be the North Yorkshire Open Studios preview at Danby Inspired-by Gallery starting on the 10th of February (running until12 May), a Brigantia exhibition at The Station in Richmond (29 February to 27 March), another Brigantia exhibition at Harlow Carr in Harrogate (10 May to 9 June), and the North Yorkshire Open Studios on the first two weekends in June (1+2 and 8+9 June). And of course I’m open for commissions, if there is a special painting you would like me to create for you…

I hope you all had a good Christmas!

Thank you to all those who braved the icy weather to come and see us. We hope to see you in June for the NY Open Studios 2024!

A chance to see artists and demonstrations. Selected to take part in the North Yorkshire Open Studios, I will take part in the Winter event on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December, from Wold Pottery in Loftus. I will be there with ceramicists Emma Donoghue and Jill Christie, and many other selected artists will open their studios throughout North Yorkshire on that weekend. If you’re in North Yorkshire, you will find an artist near you.

I’m busy until the end of the year, but if you’d like to discuss a commission for 2024, please get in touch, or drop in during the Open Studios at Wold Pottery. Thank you.

Wold Pottery, 79 High Street, Loftus, TS13 4HG. More info and list of artists on http://nyos.org.uk