North Shields Fish Quay In September last year I wrote a blog post announcing my 40th Anniversary in business as an artist. To celebrate we have joined with the Blagdon Gallery at the Milkhope Centre just outside of Ponteland. They are going to exhibit a selection of my paintings that represent a snapshot of the places and subjects I’ve […]
Roman Architecture For over a year now I have been working on a number of painting commissions for an overseas client. He has a passion for Roman history and paintings depicting Roman architecture. To paint these subjects with the kind of insight and integrity that they deserve, I make sure that I gather sufficient original […]
Full Time Artist My 30th Anniversary of being a full time artist is this year. On the first of October 1984 a young budding artist called Alan Reed took the plunge to go self employed as a full time artist. It was through the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, an initiative set up by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative […]
Magnetic Bookmarks are not wildly available even though they are very practical. How many of us use bookmarks made from bus tickets, business cards or scraps of paper which easily fall out. Magnetic Bookmarks are much more practical as they clip onto the page you are up to without there being any danger of slipping […]
Sherree Valentine Daines End of a Perfect Day is the title given to this delightful study by Sherree Valentine Daines. It depicts two little girls returning to the beach after exploring the shallows of the sea. In the background, looking into the late afternoon sunlight, are some simply rendered architectural features. You can make out […]
The Sage The Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair celebrates its 5th year this month at the Sage in Gateshead. I’ve had the privilege being able to exhibit my work each year. 2011 promises to be the biggest and best yet. The VIP Preview evening begins on Thursday 29th September 6:30-9pm. The actual opening to the public […]