A drinks party, a Mary Rose Commission and the Blind Volunteer

We have now reached  the year 2007 in my story blog. I had been invited to a drinks party and was introduced to Rear Admiral John Lippiett who is the Chief Executive of the Mary Rose Trust. He asked me what kind of work I did.  I know from experience  when people find...

Chichester and Emsworth Art Trails

When I first started painting I visited a cross section of  artists who were part of  the Chichester Art Trail to find out how and where they worked. Feeling confident about my own work, and having a commission and three solo exhibitions under my belt. I contacted the...

Guernsey exhibition, Specsavers and Condor ferries.

2006, my third year of painting was one hell of a year and gave me so much more confidence.   Before I tell you about my second  Commission I should let you know that I was also offered a third solo exhibition by the Guernsey Arts Council. What was going to be so very...
Introducing Whaam to Whaam

Introducing Whaam to Whaam

When the Touch Tours Department of Tate Modern gave me a commission to make  a tactile version of Wham I was not  given  a deadline. In fact they insisted I take my time. It normally takes me,  about a month or so to create one of my own tactile paintings, so  I...

Commission for Touch Tours at Tate Modern

The success of my Tactile Exhibition at the Salisbury Gallery,  took place in 2006 and the subsequent media interest, renewed my search to find at least one gallery that shows tactile paintings. Success at last, the Touch Tours collection at the Tate Modern had a...

First the blog, then the book.

I have recently been contacted by someone who asked if my blog covers  what is happening now.  It is not. The blog started  a little further back,where I discuss  my having attended college and University later in life. It then moves through to how I taught myself to...