Some dates for your diaries for October and November

A Matter Of Life & Death [Group Show], Woodfield Pavilion, SW16, October 7th - 31st
Grover Lenclos & Wilde Redux, Curious Kudu, SE15, November 2nd - 27th

​Private Views on October 7th and November 3rd and a closing party on November 27th.

Just over 2.5 hours to hang 18 paintings. One useless spirit level and some unplanned for cable lengths but we got there. Might look a little wonky in parts [if you look too hard] but it'll be fine. Just need Brixton Brewery to get their delivery here on time for the drinks on Thursday evening now! One of the quirks of having an exhibition in a library space is you may have to share the room at times. Opening day is one of those times. There will be a bazaar being held on the 14th, so if you visit you might also pick up a bargain of some sort. So I won't be invigilating tomorrow as I will only get in the way.

I'm Happy to say that my painting, [In The City] It's Hard To Be Alone sold at the weekend at the Townhouse Summer Open in Spitalfields

Seeing the forecast a week ahead of Urban Art Brixton I thought I'd create something equally as hot so leading up to the event I painted five layers of acrylic, from lemon yellow up to that fluorescent red at the top, framed it up and made it the centrepiece of my pitch. It certainly turned heads, all weekend, but I thought I was going to be taking it home with me. Then, almost at the end of day day 2 it was bought. For someone who has been focusing on texture and neutral tones of late it was a very bright surprise. One I'm keen to try some more of, so as soon as the Dante's Car Park series is done [I'm a third of the way through that] I will return to this, along with matt and gloss contrasts I think.

I'm in two minds whether to sell these at the Urban Art Fair in Brixton next month or wait until I can find somewhere to exhibit them. I think there is still some tinkering to be done, even after 8 months. I'm not convinced about the name either and they should all have individual names. I've noticed that my minimal naming and or numbering of works isn't very illuminating! If I can find somewhere to show them, I will.