Lovely day at the Society of Women Artists 154th exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, 4 June 2015

What a lovely sunny day in London yesterday!   I went to the opening of the Society of Women Artists 154th exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. 

Great, friendly atmosphere and I talked to some interesting people, other exhibitors, visitors and the Patron, HRH Princess Michael of Wales. She kindly agreed to pose for a photo with me and said she liked the humour of my etchings.  I explained a little of the story behind the images and she also explained why she was wearing an eye patch.  A very charming woman.

Looking up at the sky into the darkness

 Are you in central London in June?

I am very pleased to find that 2 of my etchings have been selected for the 154th Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. http://www.society-women-artists.org.uk/

The exhibition runs from 5-13 June,
10am - 5pm daily (closes 3pm on 13th June). If you haven't been to the Mall Galleries before, they are just by Admiralty Arch, close to Trafalgar Square.
If you can't make it to the exhibition, my etchings will be on show in the Society's on-line Galleries in June.

'Into the darkness... '   Etching with hand colouring

My wheelbarrow series is linked to an idea of gazing up at the night sky in a summer garden, sipping maybe a long cool lemonade or Pimms, contemplating life, the universe...

A friend of mine told me that it was his favourite way of looking up at the sky - he had difficulties bending his neck so much preferred the wheelbarrow to a chair.