New Schoolhouse Gallery, solo show

I returned yesterday form York, bringing a few pieces of unsold work home. Quite a lot has been retained by the curators, Robert Teed and Paula Jackson, and some have gone to Edinburgh for Arusha Gallery’s show at Edinburgh Cathedral.

Both my talk and the drawing workshop went extremely well, and I was delighted by the overwhelmingly positive responses my work received.

Beginning my talk...
Beginning my talk…

 

Discussing possible interpretations of the work 'Vessel with One' considering the deer, the dog, the intra-species blessing, and also kangaroos, with their ability to carry and nurture their young in such a special way...
Discussing possible interpretations of the work ‘Vessel with One’ considering the deer, the dog, the intra-species blessing, and also kangaroos, with their ability to carry and nurture their young in such a special way…

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Another favourite from the show, the Turrets of the Impossible, now in Edinburgh...
Another favourite from the show, the Turrets of the Impossible, now in Edinburgh…
another favourite in the show, Becoming the stillness of animals, retained by Robert at The New Schoolhouse Gallery for a while...
another favourite in the show, Becoming the stillness of animals, retained by Robert at The New Schoolhouse Gallery for a while…
An example of work by one of the participants in the workshop...
An example of work by one of the participants in the workshop…
another example of student's work..
another example of student’s work..

 

I will be returning to York to give longer drawing workshops next year….(three days); I was so encouraged by the positive responses…