Other news

Painting demonstration for Chipping Campden Art Society, February 2026

I was excited to have been invited by this wonderful local art society to provide a demonstration for their members in February. Taking along some prepared paintings in various stages and a completely blank canvas too gave me a way of demonstrating my painting with a concise approach – I’m not usually able to complete a painting within 2 hours! It was a wonderful morning and after meeting some really lovely artists and art enthusiasts I decided to become a member myself! Here’s to many more successful demos!

Joint painting demonstration for SAA magazine, October 2025

I am delighted to have been approached to create a painting demonstration with my old uni pal Jeanette Faulkner Clarke. Check out SAA’s Autumn edition to see the four double page spread breaking down our process and approach to painting swans on a lake. There is also a feature length video on their website for SAA members.

Exhibitions

Spot my postcard painting, September 2025

The Postcard Show at Sixteen Gallery in Montpellier, Cheltenham is their second ever exhibition of this kind. Artists from all over the UK enter artwork all on postcard sized panels and are anonymous to the viewer until after the exhibition. All pieces are priced at £50 with £5 of each sale going to their selected charity P.E.A.K. The show is on until 15th October 2025.

Unfolding Landscapes

17th to 23rd July 2025

Sixteen Gallery, 16 Rotunda Terrace, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SW

Featuring semi abstract mixed-media interpretations of nature alongside impressionistic landscapes by local artists Rita Thorn and Melanie Thorn Potten.

Open from 10am to 4:30pm daily