Monthly Archives: May 2012

Two good friends of mine asked me to partake in an afternoon with Dr Sketchy!  Fabulous, an afternoon of burlesque and inbetween performances, we have the opportunity to sketch the dancing artists.

I have framed and entered one of the sketches for the NSA Spring Exhibition and it can be seen in 'Portraits'.

After the success of the Shebopalula Strand Exhibition and my picture of Kate Bush in particular being very well received and auctioned at the end of the show and the proceeds going to Breakthrough, it now lives with the winning bidder in Scotland.

Following on from this successful London show I am now in discussion with the organizers to be part of a possible touring exhibition that's yet to be decided but also contribute to the permanent exhibition  'The British Music Experience'  at the O2 Arena in London.

As yet, painting format has yet to be decided upon.  It's early days and will keep you posted!

I had been asked to do a painting of Kate Bush for an exhibition at the Strand Gallery in London for the She-Bop-A-Lula Exhibition, the theme being iconic women singers, which features over 60 photographs of some of the most successful and creative women singers from the last six decades.

There were just two paintings to feature in the exhibition, Kate Bush by myself and Barbara Streisand by Sally Munton both to be auctioned for the charity Breakthrough (for breast cancer).

‘I wanted an idea that would be totally different from the usual  standard portrait so I came up with the concept of three canvas’s, the main canvas in the middle being Kate Bush’s face. I always remember seeing her in videos swaying and waving her arms around, pulling her hands across her face. Hence the two other canvas’s top and bottom. I thought that if I did her full body it would loose the impact and so decided to just paint the hands which we remember her for.’

The exhibition ran from 7 March - 1 April.