Essex in Mayfair 2015

Thrilled to have all 3 paintings selected by Essex Art Club for their Mayfair Exhibition. PV to be opened by Ken Howard OBE.

Essex in Mayfair Exhibition

Getting ready for our annual exhibition in Mayfair. Such a lovely little gallery right in the heart of the bustling Shepherd Market in Mayfair. As our president can't make it this year our Patron Ken Howard has graciously stepped in to do the official opening for us, it's always such a pleasure to listen to him speak.

Please join us if you can, there is always a lovely varied collection of work on show and for sale, including works by John Tookey and Sidney Cardew.

Selected for Mayfair Art Exhibition

I'm absolutely thrilled to have had three paintings selected Essex Art Club and to be showing in Mayfair again. I have been busy doing various things of late, but this is one exhibition I do my utmost to enter. The Essex Art Club is one of the two Art Societies I belong too, a wonderful inspiring and friendly organisation

Above are the three paintings that were selected. These will be for sale along with some unframed original paintings in the browser. In a while I'll be off to help hang the Exhibition, another experience I'm very much looking forward too. Do try and get along to see the exhibition during next week if you are in London, it's a lovely gallery with a varied collection of contemporary and fine art. See previous post for details.

 A very special thanks to both  Steve Evans and Rita Willaert  for the use of their wonderful photographs as ref for the portraits.  Please take some time and enjoy browsing through their work. 

Hidden Tears ...SOLD

SOLD at PV of Essex in Mayfair...

Monday I spent a most wonderful evening at the opening preview of the Essex in Mayfair Exhibition. I really enjoy these occasions as it's a chance to chat with lots of other fellow artists, catch up on what they've been doing and how they are getting on. There is such a wide variety of artists working in various mediums and subjects, means the work is so interestingly different, always making for great topics of discussions. 

The exhibition was opened by Tom Coates, as our president Ken Howard is away. Tom is a wonderful artist and a very entertaining gentleman all round. He chose a wonderful landscape painting of London which was awarded the Ken Howard prize, and the rest of the evening we tested the wine of course and admired the art work on display. 

I was thrilled towards the end of the evening to have sold one of my paintings. The highlight for me being to actually meet the buyer. I'm always intrigued to know where the paintings are going, what appeals to them about it, why they want to buy it. On this occasions I chatted with the lovely young lady for quite some time which was thoroughly enjoyable. We talked about the collection I was working on "Children of the World", what grabbed me to paint these children in the first place,  the emotions I was trying to get across to the viewer and why, which she totally understand having the same love for Africa. It was really so wonderful to talk with her.

 "Hidden Tears" part of the Children of the World collection

 The Exhibition is still open until Sunday

54 The Gallery

Shepherd's Market

London

W1J 7QX

Mayfair Exhibition...

3 paintings selected for Essex in Mayfair....

    Each year the Essex Art Club put on a summer exhibition and the last few years, along with this one, it has taken place in a beautiful little gallery amongst the bustling streets of restaurants and cafe's in Mayfair, London. Members are invited to submit up to three paintings for selection process and I was thrilled to have had all three selected again this year, along with 5 unframed mounted originals. 

Ken Howard is the president and usually honours us with opening the Exhibition. This year unfortunately he can't be with us, but we are fortunate to have the very talented Tom Coates stand in for him. It's full of a mix of wonderful artist work where most is for sale.

 54 The Gallery

Shepherd's Market

London

W1J 7QX 

It really is a lovely place filled with so much atmosphere. Do try to visit if you are in the area. It is open from 11am - 7pm apart from the last day when it closes at 4pm. nearest tube Green Park Station

Selected for Exhibition..

Essex in Mayfair

Two Paintings Selected.....

I am so delighted to have had 2 paintings selected by the Essex Art Club for the Essex in Mayfair Exhibition.

After much encouragement and persuasion from some wonderful friends I finally entered my first Exhibition. The standard is very high and I didn't for one minute think I would get in. So to have 2 out of the maximum 3 selected, and it to be my first time is even more special, I am so lost for words. Along with this I have also had 6 browser mounted works selected.

I will be attended the private preview  tonight, Monday 14th, and the Exhibition will run for 1 week until the 20th June. It would be fantastic to see anyone there if you are in the area. There will be a wide selection of work and media by some amazing artists, so you won't be disappointed.

I want to say a special thanks to all those friends who have been there, continually encouraging and made me believe in myself, especially over the past year. Pat & Chris Southcombe who have made this a special year for me, Joanna, Cathy, Melissa and Cindi to name but a few...and a special thanks to my partner Dave who has stood by me through so much...