'Knockout exhibition' 'Punchy Prints' The exhibition ends 5pm, Sat 18 May

Comments on my exhibition - made tongue in cheek perhaps, but good anyway!
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Last week of my exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery - it closes at the end of Saturday 18 May

It was good to take my cousin to see my exhibition on Saturday - it's still up and looks good.

Some more cards had sold from the shop, no more prints since the opening day and I'm not sure how many small mounted, iPad drawings have been purchased.  There were some lovely comments in the Comments Book.   One more week to go.

I'm meeting a group of students there tomorrow to explain what's involved in the technical aspects of putting up an exhibition.

I also had a look at the new Sensing Sculpture exhibition on upstairs and that looks fresh and good. More pieces by Paddison than before, which I like.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery - exhibition opening Saturday 20 April

I really enjoyed the opening yesterday - a beautiful sunny afternoon and a steady stream of lovely people coming in, having a look around, chatting and making me laugh!  Here are a few photos.

It's on for a month now - closing on Saturday 18th May.  All images are for sale via the gallery shop.

Opening of my exhibition yesterday at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

At the exhibition

Finding the Balance Exhibition - opens Sat 20 April at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Meet the artist 1-3pm

Finding the Balance – exhibition  at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Meet the artist Saturday 20 April  1-3pm

Exhibition runs from Saturday 20 April –  Saturday 18 May

An exhibition of lino prints, monotypes, mixed media prints and iPad drawings exploring that elusive balance within your own life and environment

Finding the balance is a life’s project.   On a personal level when dealing with knocks, worries and demands how do you stay calm?  I asked Lilly (aged 4) and she told me that at nursery she does meditation, or as she calls it, ‘Ommm time’.   I like boxercise, working in my garden, stopping to smell the flowers, having an Indian Head massage...

Creating work for this exhibition is all part of my attempt at finding my own  balance.  I love printmaking and have used a combination of both traditional methods, that involve using a manual etching press, and digital prints and iPad drawings.

Pop up exhibition of iPad drawings at the book launch

These iPad drawings were on show at the book launch on 19th Oct - also a couple of gum arabic prints which I'll post later.    I've included also here an image of just one lone bee so you can see the text more easily.

Successful launch of new book by Offa's Press at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 19 Oct 2012

Books were flying off the sales table on Friday evening when the new anthology of environmental poetry was launched. It's great success for the editors, Nick Pearson and Jane Seabourne and, of course, for Simon Fletcher as well as the poets.   The entire box of books was sold and orders taken for others.

It's not just because my illustration is on the cover, but this book does look and feel good.  I love reading books on Kindle but this book does remind you of what you can miss if you don't also hold a real book in your hands!

There's a great range of poetry in the book - some with a scientificbotanical feel (Nadia Kingsley), humorous and insightful,(Emma Purshouse), futuristic and entertaining  (Brenda Read Brown), the haunting image of blossom and people you have known who always take their apron off before opening the door by Marion Cocklin, then there was the line by Amanda Attfield that had me nodding in agreement, 'don't give me 50 different kinds of everything, and more...and more...', or Romalyn Ante's unpredictable and striking juxtapositions...and the calm tanka where, '...silver fish flash' by D.A. Lovell.   That's not even half of them...I haven't read them all yet!

Poetry reading in the Gallery

Some of the contributors and one of the editors (Jane Seabourne)