Boxbird‘s festival show this year is based on travel, and I’ve just managed to squeeze this one in before fatherhood takes hold of my life and ruins all my paintbrushes.

This is my first watercolour piece since I left college over 10 years ago. The black line is indian ink, but the background is complete watercolour wash, full of happy little accidents.

The show is running throughout May, with the private view on Thursday, May 6th at 6.30. Email Alice to get yourself on the guest list. Details here.

Oh yeah, and sorry about the lack of work on the site. I’m kinda rebuilding it all and having a portfolio spring clean. It’ll be back before you know it.

Alive in 2050

The show opens this Thursday, 22nd April and is running until 4th May. The private view will be held on the evening of the 22nd April. Email Transmission if you’d like to attend, and I’ll see you there. Check out the exhibition website for more details and for a speak peek at all the work on display.

I’ve given them the originals of 3 of my tree images, done in indian ink and coloured acrylic ink on bristol board. You can check out my page on their site here.

Be sure to check this out if you’re in the area. There is a lot of great work up for sale to the person who can wave highest.

See you there.

If you missed the show this year, keep an eye on the website and the facebook group for updates in the coming months and don’t forget to have a look at Cinemascope, which opens this friday and runs throughout May at Boxbird.

There are still copies of the Show Below zine available containing contributions from all of this year’s artists (plus a couple of extras). Email us if you’d like to swap one for £5.

See you all next year!

Show Below 3 will be taking place, as usual, in the Brighton Media Centre basement gallery at 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton. We are only opening for the first weekend in May this year, so make sure you don’t let it pass you by. There’s a great new selection of original artwork, silkscreens, photography, T-shirts and more to see (and buy!). It’s a bank holiday weekend too, so what better excuse is there to spend a couple of days by the sea.

It’s good for you, and there’s a pub next door.

To request an invitation to the private view, email info@showbelow.co.uk

Hope to see you all there.

In other news, I will be involved in two shows this summer here in Brighton:

• Show Below – now  in it’s third year, and all of last year’s artists will be returning with some great new work.
• Cinemascope – a movie themed exhibition, organised and hosted by Boxbird.

Details to follow…