Greys Monument
The Great North Exhibition 2018 started at Newcastle’s spectacular quayside on the evening of Friday 22nd June. It heralded the start of 80 days of brilliant events, activities, performances and exhibitions celebrating art, design and innovation. I was unable to attend the launch however when I turned up to the Junction 42 offices this morning in Newcastle I couldn’t help but notice the brightly coloured banners bathed in early morning sunshine that were wrapped around Greys Monument.
The banners contain declarations like “no starving children” and “abolition of privilege”.
Baltic, The Sage and Great North Museum
Great North Exhibition 2018 is a celebration of the North of England’s pioneering spirit which has three starting points:
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Sage Gateshead and the Great North Museum. These starting points also include the Get North Water Sculpture and the Discovery Museum which has Stephenson’s Rocket.
Starting on 30th June at my Studio & Gallery in Ponteland I have a new exhibition. I will be embracing the Great North Exhibition 2018 theme of celebrating art, design and design by exhibiting some of my finest paintings. I will also be describing to visitors my creative process. This will include a tactile display of my leather bound hand made sketchbooks.
Sketchbooks
The pages of the sketchbooks record many of my painting travels. Not just around the region but overseas in countries like Italy and Oman. Without doubt, these “en plein air” studies in watercolour are amongst my most precious possessions. They are the catalyst for many of my studio paintings. Just last week a couple who have been on two of our painting holidays in Italy commissioned a watercolour of Perugia. It was from one of my sketchbook watercolours of the Umbrian town.
My Summer Exhibition also includes recent oil paintings. They are of the Angel of the North and the Tyne Bridge which have been embellished with 22 ct gold leaf. Both paintings take on a different look and feel depending on the light.
If you would like to come and see the exhibition and sketchbooks, please contact first.