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“Stretched” exhibition & auction, 2023

“Yves Floating Garden”, 2023 Ink & acrylic paint on canvas (15 x 15 cm) No. 3 in the ‘Fruit du Ciel’ series Suggested by Yves Kleins “Le Saut Dans le Vide” (The Leap Into The Void), 1960   Donated to the ArtSpace Portsmouth “Stretched” fundraising exhibition and auction; Live event: Thurs 6th July, 5-7pm Deadline […]

Mini-print publication, 2021

Very pleased to announce I am one of four artists selected for the 2021 Mini-print publication Tuckamore Press in Port Moody, Vancouver, BC. As a sculptor – whose primary material is metal – I look forward to collaborating with Master Printer and Artist Chris Dunnett at Tuckermore Press – extending my ideas and imagery via […]

New work features in “DOLLS – PUPA” Exhibition, La Trimouille, France, 2019

“DOLLS – PUPA” Artifice; from Pandora to the Daughters of Frankenstein. March 23rd – May 4th New work features in this group show which provides an intimate and complex look at the concept of ‘the doll’ both inanimate and artificially animated, through the medium of text. Contributions from artists, writers, historians and scientists. Click here […]

Unveiled!

19/7/2017 – Stephen Morgan MP, John Thomson, Dennis David and Rob Neale at the unveiling. A great turnout from friends ,family & the local community. image : Duncan Shepherd

‘Lichfield Art Prize’ – a beautiful venue & top hang at Lichfield cathedral

13/7/2017 –  awarded the 2017 Lichfield Prize, staged in the cathedral as part of the Lichfield Festival. Thanks to Amanda & Jannette at Emporium for their support. Image: ‘Once upon a time in the west’ (detail)

‘jigsaw’ unveiled…

18/7/17 – Charles Dickens Activity Centre, Portsmouth.  

prize ‘skeleton’ discovery near shrine of St Chad in Lichfield

5/7/2017 – a new addition to the scores of skeletons of medieval pilgrims who came to the shrine of St Chad in Lichfield  – this particular discovery has excited researchers due to the highly unusual burial garments.

‘jigsaw’ – new wall – new life – people power prevails

  14/6/2017 – The ‘jigsaw’ wall sculpture gains a new lease of life at the Charles Dickens Activity Centre, Portsmouth thanks to local pressure demanding its return.  ——-  Jurassic Park!

‘jigsaw’ wall sculpture – new site

A new student housing development by Portsmouth University, in the heart of the city close to the station, meant that the wall sculpture ‘Jigsaw’ was taken down & placed in storage in 2016, awaiting a new & appropriate site. Thanks to Rob Neale, Communities Co-ordinator PCC , a new site has been identified at the Charles […]

‘twin trees’ sculpture – new site

‘twin trees’ was originally commissioned by a private client for a landscaped garden in Bedhampton Hampshire in 1995 with ownership subsequently reverting to the artist when the property changed hands in 2014. Julian Blackwell – Head Gardener at Dean House Kilmeston saw the sculpture and felt that it would suit the garden ethos & has […]