Upcoming exhibitions and taking the plunge

"Good, occasionally poor"  80cm x 22cm approx.

February already!  I hope this finds you settling in to 2019 and keeping warm in the recent wintry spell of weather.  

This year I have taken the plunge and signed up for "Dream Plan Do", a scheme run by the Design Trust to help artists and makers (all creatives in fact) make a success of their business.  It centres around a journal/workbook which asks lots of questions; some easy to answer (not many!), some more difficult and some downright scary!  There is also a Facebook group, where we can compare notes, organise to meet face to face and agree that we need to reduce the amount of time we spend on social media...   So far, it has certainly made me think about what I am doing and why, and where I am heading.  There may be some changes ahead, but all good ones, I hope.  I will keep you posted.

In the meantime, here are some exhibition dates for your diary - quite a long way ahead, but I guess it's good to be thinking about warm days ahead while we are still in February!
I will be taking some work over to the west coast to be part of the new "The Living Land Sea Sky" exhibition at the Loch Torridon Centre, which will be on from 14th May - 31st August.  Current (winter) opening hours are 11-3, Mon, Wed & Fri. Easter to October, open 10-4, Monday - Saturday. 

Delighted to say I'll be having a solo exhibition at the Acorn Centre in Inverurie.  This will run from Monday 3rd June - Sat 29th June.   Opening hours to be confirmed nearer the time.  

Next up is the annual Milltimber, Bieldside & Cults Festival Art Exhibition, which runs this year from 22-25 August (Thurs - Sun).  At the Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee, Bieldside, in Aberdeen.

And last but by no means least, I'm delighted to say that I will be showing my work as part of Art at the Phoenix at Newton Dee, for this year's North East Open Studios (NEOS).The dates for this year's event are Sat 14 - Mon 23 September. There will be ten artists and makers at the venue this time.  

As you probably know, I produced some more "Shipping Forecast" paintings back in October - now it's time to get them framed and ready to go out into the world!  Images above and below show a couple of them. 

"Fair. Moderate or Good."  98cm x 24cm approx.