From the studio

I wanted to find some new art podcasts! I think I’ve listened to all the interviews with visual artists on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs and This Cultural Life. I do still have a few Moving Pictures left to listen to, preferably whilst sitting in a gallery in front of the work being described. I…

Dad with Martin Parr at Dorchester HospitalWatercolour on Paper14x19cm2025 I find hospitals disorientating and time bending. Whether we are a patient or a visitor, it doesn’t take long before our connection with the outside world fades and we start to feel a bit institutionalised. Coming across art in a hospital can be a pleasant distraction;…

The start of the year has been yet another very successful period for Studio Fridays artists. Here’s a round up from January to March: Melissa Harris’s paper sculpture, ‘Purple Legged Spiral’, and Diana Sandetskaya’s oil painting, ‘Sunset in Mill Hill Park (XVII), were both selected for this year’s Wales Contemporary, and shown at the Garrison…

Whereas half of the term’s sessions are dedicated to lively, fast paced, one off, ‘mystery challenge’ workshop sessions, the other half are devoted to helping students develop their own ideas for making paintings. Here are some of the paintings that have been produced by painting students in the studio during the recent spring term.

I’ve decided to try out some alternative art podcasts. I’ve had a search and narrowed down to the following eleven that sound most interesting to me. The Lonely PaletteMeet me at the museumTalk ArtDialoguesOnly ArtistsRecording ArtistsThe week in artThe Art World: What if?An art to itAsk an artistA brush with Once I’ve had a listen…

I send out email newsletters most weeks, sharing some of the creative things I come across day to day in my world of art and art education. You will find some past newsletters below, but if you’d like to receive them each week by email, you can sign up here. Recent newsletters (2025): 28th March21st…

When Lucy Mcorban’s Mayfair gallery trail popped up on Instagram the other day, I thought it would be a good idea to add her recommendations to my post from last summer about planning a gallery trail. So here are the two combined. Firstly, Lucy’s Mayfair trail. Check for opening days and times before heading off.…

I was drawn to Wilfrid Wood’s painting (above) at the Bankside Gallery yesterday. I think I like goal posts in paintings. Not sure why. I’ll have a think about it. I’ve added a few more goal posts in paintings below that have caught my eye in the past. Danny Markey George Shaw Diana Sandetskaya You’ll…

RWS Open
 ExhibitionBankside Gallery, London 
Ends March 23rd The annual RWS Open competition and exhibition is open to any non RWS member who would like to enter work produced using water-based media. The Bankside Gallery exhibition is therefore an excellent opportunity to get a sense of where contemporary water-based painting is today. Congratulations to all…