Jam Factory

Following the Oxford Arts Festival last weekend, my work has moved to the restaurant of the Jam Factory.

This is a buzzing gallery/bar/restaurant where all sorts of people feel welcome to hang out. The owners are behind Aargt! I strongly recommend you take a look at their website,

Aarght! exists to help established and new artists, to help art lovers find and buy new artwork, discover new artists and introduce new faces to arts culture. Anyone is welcome to join and its free!

Opening night photos

Oxford Visual Arts Festival 2007. The Jam Factory

Here are the paintings I am showing this year. Its opening night tonight so I should have some with people in tomorrow!

Murtoa Dreaming

The gecko (Aboriginal Murtoa) represents adaptability, regeneration, strength and survival. Its lesson to us, is to make the best of a situation. In order to survive, one needs to be able to adapt, regenerate strength and go on, like the Gecko.

Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 40 inches. £520

Back to Black

Portait of a marriage. Fragility and strength.

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 48 inches £375

Joy I

The first of a series of large canvases using exotic colour and movement to represent two lovers beguiled.

Acylic on canvas 24 x 36 inches £450

Temptation

Dramatic colour and flowing lines to entice the viewer into the very core of the picture

Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches £275

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Beauty and pain

Acrylic on canvas triptych each panel 12 x 24 inches £225

Old Tulip

Falling red tulip capturing in a moment, beauty once cherished now diminished.

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 inches £400

Magenta Poppies

Celebrating the vibrancy and beauty of poppies.

Acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 inches £345

Hanging time

Been up since 6 am finishing 'Temptation' and all afternoon at the Jam Factory hanging the canvases....good job I packed my hammer!



Slide show of the paintings and details to follow :-)

Site planning

Absolute nightmare. Choosing which paintings to go where....
So far I have juggled 7 paintings and hoping to fit one more in. I am surrounded by scraps of paper with measurements on and a plethora of post-its.

I thought I would upload a slideshow of the paintings when the plan is complete. :-)

Something old something new

Taking a break from my jungle painting. Ok. I can't decide what to do next with it and since time is most definitely not on my side to get ready for my exhibition, I've started somthing new.

Its a massive Back to Black. Almost as tall as me.

The exhibition is part of the 2007 Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival and I was very chuffed to be selected. The dates are 28th, 29th and 30th September and you'll find me at the Jam Factory.
If I ever get finished that is ...:-)