The past year has been unlike any other when it comes to the number of exhibitions in which my work has appeared. The down-side of that, of course, was the enormous amount of work these entailed, with the selection of work, preparation for the event, transport, hanging, publicity, and sometimes also invigilation. The often unrecognised … Read more
It’s one of those seasons of the year once more when attention is focussed on preparing material for exhibition. Exhibitions seem to be rather like the proverbial London busses. You wait for ages for a bus and then two arrive together. That is exactly my situation at the moment. I’ve just returned from delivering material … Read more
This week has been a bit of a shock to the system in at least one respect. As I pursued the preparation for the opening of my exhibition in Lincoln Cathedral on Monday, the process was held up by the absence of a crucial piece of information. I have been going crazy as my emails … Read more
My feelings about the relative success of my exhibition in Ilkley were given a little boost today by the chance to watch the group of artists in the adjacent gallery. Not all of the exhibitors in the previous exhibition had turned up to remove their work, which was getting in the way of the new … Read more
When I visited the Manor House Gallery and Museum in Ilkley in order to get a preliminary idea of the space that would be available for my exhibition, it didn’t appear to be all that large.* Since that first impression my estimation of the space that will be at my disposal, and the possible number … Read more