I am currently exhibiting in the Rose Patterson Gallery at Weston Park, Shropshire

 

Exhibiting at Weston Park

I m currently exhibiting 'Towards Ullswater' (pastel) which has been highly commended by the judges.
The show opens Saturday 27 April in the Rose Patterson Gallery, Weston Park, Weston Under Lizard, Shifnal, TF11 8LE

Exhibition is open 11am-4pm daily

26 April to 29 May 2024

Artwork sold at Mrs Jones Gallery and replacement landscape painting is now on show

 My landscape painting exhibited at Mrs Jones Gallery has been sold and the gallery has accepted another landscape 'That Day' from the same series in its place.

The exhibition is on until Saturday 18 May.

Mrs Jones Gallery beautiful, small gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday 10.30-4

118 Longden Coleham, 

Shrewsbury, 

SY37DU

hello@mrsjonesgallery.co.uk

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Shropshire rural imagery still continues to inspire me

Shropshire rural imagery still continues to inspire me.  In recent months I've exhibited etchings at the Linden Hall Studio Contemporary Gallery in Kent, RBSA Prize exhibition Birmingham and Church Stretton.   Future plans for this growing series of etchings to be revealed soon!
Here's my Hedgerow to Hillside (The Wrekin) etching plate being inked and printed..

etchings - trees and shadows

 sketch of trees and shadows - late afternoon long shadows and winter trees

I then used diluted coffee and painted an image (based on this sketch) onto a piece of aluminium plate.   I rolled Baldwin's 'Big Ground' over the top and baked it all in the oven.   Then I put the plate in warm water and rubbed away the ground which was onto of the coffee. See below...

The image revealed on the plate!

Then I placed the plate in a mordant to etch the image into the metal.   See here some plates in the copper sulphate saline solution...

Then I inked up and printed the plates using my etching press.

Shropshire Hills - graphite study

Wolverhampton is close to the beautiful Shropshire hills.   This is from the top of the Long Mynd begind Church Stretton.

Sketching in Shropshire on the Long Mynd