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Ravilious Wood Engravings

We're looking forward to getting our hands on a copy of James Russell's latest book for Mainstone Press. Ravilious Wood Engravings features a selection of Ravilious wood engravings over its 80 page...

Recent watercolours

I'm pleased to share details of some recent watercolours, the latest original works created in my studio. In addition to two paintings currently being exhibited in Edinburgh as part of The Scottish...

Richard Bawden at 80

An exhibition celebrating the work of Richard Bawden has just opened at The Fry Gallery in Saffron Walden. Perhaps best know for his paintings and prints, Richard is also a designer, whose work inc...

Roger Ackling

This afternoon we took a visit to Resistance and Persistence, the current exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, which includes works by a favourite artist, Roger Ackling (1947-2014). Gradua...

Stopping by Woods

I'm pleased to announce the launch of my latest small wood engraving, Stopping By Woods. Inspired by a favourite Robert Frost poem, this wintry print makes use of a rather unusually shaped end grai...

Recent work by Michael Kirkman

Painter/printmaker Michael Kirkman will be exhibiting a selection of recent paintings, drawings and prints in London next weekend in an exhibition entitled 'A Given Time'. The opening event is from...

Ravilious

I was lucky enough to attend the opening of the major show of work by Eric Ravilious at Dulwich Picture Gallery, curated by James Russell, but the show deserved a second visit at a slightly quieter...

Rena Gardiner

Our friends at Little Toller are soon to publish the first book about the artist and printmaker Rena Gardiner (1929-1999). "Rena Gardiner dedicated her life to her art, doing so alone in a thatched...

Surface Tension

Writer, artist and musician Rob St. John (who contributed to our Random Spectacular No. 2 journal) has announced details of his latest project, Surface Tension. In summer 2014, Ben Fenton, project ...

Secret Gardens of Spitalfields

Having spent a couple of weeks living in Spitalfields for the recent St Jude's In the City exhibition, now we're back north it's a shame we won't be able to visit some of these secret gardens of Sp...