Alice in the Orchards
21 April 2015
Starting in May 2015, I will be putting together a large art canvas which, when finished, will be installed in the mall at the Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford. The only component that’s missing at the moment is YOU!
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Lowfield Street, Tesco, and Art
25 February 2015
Earlier this year Tesco pulled the plug on developing the area along Dartford’s Lowfield Street. After eleven years of neglect, and demolition of some of the oldest shops in the town, the supermarket giant decided Dartford was no longer a viable proposition – the legacy of which is an unsightly, semi run down street...
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Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old
26 January 2015
Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published by Macmillan in November 1865. This year (2015) we (Orchards Shopping Dartford, and myself) would like to invite artists to show as much work as possible using the story of Alice as the subject. If you are an artist/hobbyist and would like to be involved in this fantastic project, please contact me at my website. My Gallery at the Orchards Centre will be showing ‘Alice’ artwork...
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The smell of Linoleum
14 January 2015
his is the start of a very different journey for me – linocut relief printing. Linoleum is made from natural raw materials. Linseed oil, from the flax plant, is the primary ingredient. Together with wood powder, resins and other additives these are combined to create a mixture which is rolled onto a jute (plant fibre) backing. This combination is then cured in ovens...
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Raising funds for Dartford and Crayford Sea Cadets
22 October 2014
I created this work specifically to raise funds to help Dartford and Crayford Sea Cadets maintain their unit at Brooklands Lake, Dartford. The unit has been in existence since 1942. Since then it has trained thousands of cadets, many have gone on to join the Royal Navy. They are a registered charity...
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Dartford Arts & Culture at the Peter Blake Gallery
20 October 2014
From the 1st November 2014 the Dartford Arts & Culture Network will be presenting their first group show at The Peter Blake Gallery in Dartford Library. Entry is free and the exhibition will run until 26 November...
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Alice’s Adventures in Dartford
29 September 2014
If you have ever visited Ingress Abbey in Ingress Park, Greenhithe you will probably have walked across the large open space in front of the building – this is where the fun of Alice the Musical took place. It all started back in the first half of 2014. I was asked to attend a meeting with council leader Jeremy Kite, together with borough...
Community Art in Dartford Library Unveiled
19 February 2014
I spent a few days taking photos of familiar landmarks, and pondered which of them best showed the town’s character. The market, the church, museum and library are all familiar locations in and around Dartford High Street – I settled on a shot of the market in the high street. The photo captured, within the frame...
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