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So glad to be exhibiting at Urban Art again for real, rather than virtually, this year. As usual we’ll be taking over Brixton’s leafy Josephine Avenue for the weekend 16th and 17th July and showing a dazzling display of South London creativity in including paintints, photography, print making and mixed media.

You’ll find my stand outside my house in the middle of the avenue on the south side next to the information desk. Do please pop along and say hello. This year the event coincides with the Brockwell Park Country Fair so you can make a whole day or weekend of it.

It feels so good that the Art Fairs are now returning and life is slowly getting back to normal after these testing times. Lambeth Open was an absolute joy and then two weeks later I will be exhibiting at the Teddington Landmark Autumn Art Fair from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th October. Bit like waiting for a bus, they all come at once. You will find me at my usual stand number 58 which you will find near the beginning of your tour round the show.

The exhibition is open 1pm to 8pm on Friday and then 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. If you have never been before, the Landmark Arts Centre is housed in an impressively large Victorian Church near the banks of the River Thames. This is a lovely area to visit and well worth the trip. There is free parking in neighbouring roads, or it’s an eleven minute walk from Teddington Station. Hope to see you later.

Thanks to everyone who came to our last open studios at Carlew House in West Norwood. It was a fitting end to an era with probably the most amount of visitors we have ever had over the Lambeth Open weekend.

I have been there for around ten years now and it will be a wrench to leave, but we have no other choice. The sad fact is that property developers have more clout than us artists and studio space is becoming more and more difficult to find, and increasingly expensive as well. This is probably why so many artists are being forced out of the Capital.

Hopefully I have a solution, and fingers crossed it all come off otherwise I will have to stop painting and printing. More news later.

Sadly our time at Carlew House is coming to an end so we’re having a bit of a clear out during this weekend’s Lambeth Open 2021. Lots to see and loads of bargains to be had.

You are also invited to my Private View on Friday evening 6:30pm to 9pm, or pop along during the weekend 10am to 6pm. It would be lovely to see you.

Other artists exhibiting will be Martin Grover, Yair Meshoulam, Jane Miller, Mary Rodriguez and Paul Savage. Examples of all our work can be seen on the Lambeth Open web page.

Click on the image below to download the event’s leaflet…

Great news that we can again open our studios for this year’s annual Lambeth Open event. This will be our last showing at Carlew House because unfortunately the building’s lease is coming to an end and the new owners want us out. Such a shame and somewhere I am going to miss very much after ten years. Affordable studio space in London is becoming pretty much impossible to find which does not bode well for the capital’s creative community or events such as this. Fingers crossed something turns up!

Fresh out of the trap, and off the easel, is Rupert the Lurcher greyhound cross. I always like to paint any hound in profile to accentuate their wonderful streamline silhouette. Also, as much as you try and tempt them with food to look at the camera, they are always far more interested in looking out for a squirrel to chase. Particularly challenging in this painting was the diamanté collar which, after a lot of effort, I was rather pleased with.

How good are you at recognising dog breeds? To test your knowledge here is a little competition, all you have to do is guess which these are. The winner will be drawn from correct entrants at the end of the month and will win a print of Smudge the Westie. Good luck.