I'm delighted to have my new etching 'Red by night' selected for the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Prize Exhibition

 I'm delighted to have my new etching, 'Red by Night' selected for the RBSA Prize exhibition which takes place 8 October - 21 November 2020.

This exhibition is now extended on line until 16 January.  See all work online here  Prize exhibition - scroll down page to see all artwork

Here's the etching and the metal plate the etching was printed from.

Exhibiting as part of Broadway Arts Festival, Costwolds, UK

Broadway Arts Festival - The competition and on-line selling exhibition is on now and until the end of the year.

There were over 700 entries from across the UK and mainland Europe and I was very pleased to be selected to take part in this exhibition.

I have 3 etchings on display in this on-line exhibition until the end of the year.

You can view and purchase from the online exhibition. You can also vote for your visitor’s choice once you have logged into the site.

Voting for the ‘Visitors Choice Award’
You can vote for your favourite pieces by clicking on ‘Details’ for an individual artist and then clicking on the small heart where it says ‘Vote for this piece’. Once you’ve voted for a piece the heart shape will be filled in red. You can vote for as many of the ‘Main Entries’ as you like, but you can only vote once for each artist.

https://broadwayartsfestival.com/art-competition/

My first trip into an art gallery since lockdown

 I visited the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' gallery in the Jewellery Quarter today. It was my first venture into a gallery since lockdown.  It felt safe, spacious and both other visitors and the staff were wearing masks.

Celebrating 20 years at the RBSA’s current location in the Jewellery Quarter, the RBSA Anniversary Exhibition brings together Collection Acquisitions from the last 20 years alongside artwork by current RBSA Members and Associates.

In April 2000, after being based at New Street in Birmingham since 1829, the RBSA relocated to the current gallery just off St Paul’s Square.

It's an exhibition well worth visiting if you can, or it is available to view online.

Outside the RBSA today in lovely sunshine.  People were stretching out and having coffees sitting in St Paul's Square opposite.

With Garden of Wisdom woodcut in Gallery 1.

In Gallery 2 with my etching Homed and Homeless - I took my mask off for a moment for the photo as no-one else was in that gallery at that time.

There are two solo shows on the ground floor as well as a range of stylish, inexpensive jewellery, greetings cards, ceramics and other small pieces which would be ideal for gifts.

RBSA Remote Access - A Virtual Exhibition You can see this until 15 June 2020

As you will know, galleries are closed at the moment due to Covid-19 but The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) is still very much active.   

Currently there is an online exhibition of elected Members and Associates's artwork entitled Remote Access - A Virtual Exhibition and you can view it until 15 June 2020.


http://www.rbsa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/remote-access-a-virtual-exhibition/

These etchings and drypoint are on show and for sale through the RBSA

This Way (drypoint print)

From Hedgrow to hillside (etching)

Through the trees (etching)

Moon and Magnolia (etching)

Standing there (etching)

Welsh Cottages (etching)

RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, in the StArt 2020 exhibition until 15 February

I'm exhibiting 4 etchings in this exhibition - here's one of them 'Follow me'.

Summary of the exhibition

For over 200 years the diverse practices of the RBSA's Members and Associates have been displayed in this annual exhibition, including the work of those newly elected this year.

All work is priced at £300 or under. The exhibition is displayed over three floors and includes artwork in a wide range of media.

The exhibition ends on 15 February 2020.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' elected Members and Associates exhibition opens Thursday 21 November. Private View 6-8pm

I'm exhibiting two pieces in this exhibition which opens tomorrow in the RBSA Gallery, St Paul's Square, Birmingham.

All welcome to the private view 6-8pm.

I'm exhibiting two pieces.   One is an oil painting 'Across the plain at Ronda' inspired by a week sketching there in July.The other is an etching entitled, 'Moon and Magnolia' inspired by seeing my magnolia tree at 3 am on a moonlit night.

Removing the 'ground' from the metal plate, revealing the marks I made when I painted my image using a 'lift ground' paste on the metal

It's a little like magic as the image is revealed.