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Thank You

A big thank you to the Country Wise team and thank you to every one else for your kind messages and support. If you missed the Country Wise programme you can still catch up here.

The programme also includes the Yorkshire Belle, Bridlington's award winning fish and chip shop, the Three Brothers fishing Cobble, and views of Flamborough and Bempton Cliffs!

ITV Country Wise interview

Tune into ITV's Country Wise tonight at 8pm to see me in an interview with the main presenter Paul Heiney.

Sir Peter Blake

Yesterday I attended the preview of   one of my favourite artists of all time - Sir Peter Blake (Born 1932) familiarly known as the Grandfather of British Pop and legend to all young aspiring artists. I was lucky enough to attend a lecture given by him when I was at university and afterwards he dutifully sat whilst an enormous queue of students waited for his signature.

Viewing his works again I became deeply inspired and found parallels with my own work. Satirically mocking my need to be autonomous with my work I find that he as well as David Hockney (another favourite) both created works themed on children’s literature, Peter Blake being inspired by Lewis Carroll (early 1970’s) and David Hockney by the Brothers Grimm fairy tales(1969). However my work is substantially different to their own take on the works but I somehow feel my creations to date are like a rite of passage for the young creative mind.

This edges me to go forth and create so that one day perhaps a young artist will esteem me in such a godlike fashion! 

Preview for Malice in Wonderland

We had an excellent turn out to the Malice in Wonderland preview. Thank you to every one that visited us. The exhibition is now on until Sunday 31st July 2011 in the West Wing Gallery at Sewerby Hall - it is worth a visit.

Malice in Wonderland - Yorkshire Post

Rhea Sherriff-Hammond and I will be featuring in Yorkshire Post on Friday 3rd June
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/wonderland_with_a_twist_as_pair_take_grimm_look_at_life_1_3443782

Join us at Sewerby Hall and Gardens for what promises to be a fantastic exhibition

Press visit for Malice in Wonderland Exhibition

I have just spent the morning at Sewerby Hall with Rhea Sherriff-Hammond.

We handed over our work so that it can be made ready for the exhibition 'Malice in Wonderland' and whilst we were there a photographer took some pictures for tomorrows edition of the Yorkshire Post.

We are now looking forward to our preview event on Saturday 11th June.