January 2025

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MRKMKRZ MAGAZINE – Interview

I had the pleasure of chatting with Lily from MRKMKRZ MAGAZINE recently. We covered the importance of art and the creative process; early influences along the way; the difficulties in making art a career, and the value of the process and journey; motivation and dealing with a creative block; knowing when a work is ‘finished’; and defining ‘success’ as an artist. Oh, and if you could own any one piece of art, what would it be?

You can read the full interview HERE and follow @mrkmkrz on social media for more thoughtful features, inspiring stories, and fresh perspectives, shining a spotlight on the vitality of the creative world.

Meet the Locals 2025

Meet the Locals 2025 – Fronteer Gallery

The Meet the Locals exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield is the only one the gallery runs exclusively for artwork by local artists. Artists taking part must be from South Yorkshire or the surrounding counties (including Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, North, East and West Yorkshire).

I have had a studio in South Yorkshire, just north of Sheffield, since 2018. My practice primarily involves drawing, printmaking, and painting.

My drawing ‘Twenty-five meditations on a circle‘ – graphite on paper – which evolved during the course of 2022, will be on show at Fronteer Gallery from 28th January to 6th February.

The gallery is open Tuesday – Thursday 11.00 am – 4.00 pm & Saturday 2.00 – 5.00 pm

Fronteer Gallery, Unit 4, Orchard Square, Sheffield, S1 2FB

The drawing is also available as a limited edition giclée fine art print. Printed on Fine Art Smooth paper, mounted (vanilla) and backed (total size 40 x 40 cms). The edition is limited to just 25, signed and numbered. Printed on 300 gsm fine art cotton paper. See my SHOP for details.

Under The Bed Sale 2025

Under The Bed Sale 2025 – Cupola Gallery

I have a number of limited edition original prints available in Cupola Contemporary Art gallery in Sheffield in their marvellous Under The Bed Sale…
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The gallery’s most popular event of the year – several thousand pieces of original artwork arrive at the gallery to be sold off at bargain prices. From £1 up to a maximum price of £350. All work is original – no reproductions. If it has ever been on sale artists are asked to reduce the price by at least 50% as the sale is not about undercutting a market price of current works but about giving older, imperfect or no longer loved works a chance to be seen and hopefully re-homed. The sale is open to all artists, amateur or professional, old or young, experienced or just starting out. Work is not selected. Go worth a rummage!

The concept originated many years ago when the gallery owner, Karen Sherwood, visited an artist friend, Lyn Hodnett, who proceeded to pull out a load of original artwork quite literally from under her bed. She was showing it as example of older and early works.  When asked if she would exhibit it, she said no, as they were out of date and no longer relevant. However, when asked if she would sell them, she answered enthusiastically in the affirmative!

Therein lay the problem: how on earth could she sell them if she didn’t want to show them?  So, after a bit of discussion between them, they came up with the concept of The Under The Bed Sale. And it has been a riot ever since!

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Postcards 2025 – Fronteer Gallery

You can catch my postcard ‘Dice drawing (Postcard) Blue, 2024‘ at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield during January 2025 – exhibited as part of their Postcards 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition runs from 8th – 18th January 2025

Open Tuesday – Thursday* 11.00 am – 4.00 pm & Saturday 2.00 – 5.00 pm

Fronteer Gallery, Unit 4, Orchard Square, Sheffield, S1 2FB

*Please note the gallery will be closed Thursday 16th January