I am taking part in the Forest and Feasts Exhibition at Powderham Castle. I have entered my piece: 'Symphony in Green' - mixed media painting, size 51 x 51 cms, ready to hang, unframed. It is inspired by the American Garden at Powderham Castle. Summer... Continue reading
I am taking part in The English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition 2021, at the Artizan Collective Gallery in Torquay. I have had two pieces selected to be shown. The exhibition will be open from 6 July 2021 until 29 August 2021. All the work is... Continue reading
I am taking part in Devon Open Studios. The Open Studios will be taking place from 11 September 2021 to 26 September 2021. All over Devon. My location: You can visit me in Studio 4, Green Hill Arts, Moretonhampstead TQ13 8LL. I will be open... Continue reading
My work has been selected for the Visual Artist Association exhibition. I will have three pieces in the curator's choice gallery. It is an online exhibition from 12 April to 30 June 2021 I am very excited. Also please vote in the people's choice award... Continue reading
Night Time View from a Window by Sally Kirk. Experiments with Oil Pastels: I have been continuing my experiments with oil pastels and I am finding it fairly satisfying, although I do want to work larger when I get back to the studio. I have... Continue reading
How do I paint when I don’t have any space at home? I am currently following the lock-down rules, so going to my studio is difficult, as it is in a shared building. So as a painter I am currently working from home, along with... Continue reading
Carbon paper and drawing tools. That blank sheet: So some days I can stare at a blank sheet of paper and not know where to start. Well I have a cheat, which is actually just another tool for experimenting with ideas, as there are no... Continue reading
Illustration by Grayson Perry. Today I have been thinking about what I listen to while in the studio. I love pod casts, audio books, and music. I usually just think of this as background entertainment, but I have decided I need to be more selective,... Continue reading
As an artist this is a question I get asked, so it was time I considered an answer. Usually I get an idea, play with some materials, hope for the best and then sometimes it works. Well that is what I thought, but when I... Continue reading
Angle Bay by John Piper 1938 watercolour, ink and collage. I have been working a lot in collage lately as it seems to fit my seascapes. I find it to be quite a freeing media. Sometimes it becomes a starting point for a painting, sometimes... Continue reading
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