I'm pleased to say that my painting, Birth, School, Work, Death, will be in this years Brixton Summer Art Show. As it had a similar palette to The Map Is Not The Territory [which didn't get into the Townhouse Open] I feared it might suffer the same fate. The rejected picture is currently on show as part of the Not For Sale show on the streets of Camberwell though.

​The show is on from July 3rd -27th, so will overlap with my solo show at Woodfield Pavilion for a couple of weeks.

Over a month without an update! How did that happen. Probably because I have been painting and there have been lots of of domestic things to deal with: Electricians, refits and decorating plans.. My Boxpark pop-up with Martyn Woods is just over two weeks away and I have 15 paintings for that on the go and three more to start on. They are all loosely based around a grid derived from doors of a shipping container. Boxpark is called that after the nickname for shipping ports and is constructed out of repurposed shipping containers. So it seemed kind of fitting to use them as a theme. The one above is one of 10 6" cradled wood panels [50mm deep] that can be displayed stacked in a shipping container stylee or just hung alone in a more traditional way. I also have four 12" panels and two each of 16" and 20" sizes . I may well take some other work too, after we are open. The black and white chevrons are a nod to Boxpark's branding. Anyway, can't stop... There's a deadline looming and there's plenty of shop admin to do as well as the painting.

Pleased to say that I sold four of the Ugly Beautiful series on the last day of the Curious Kudu show. So thank you, whoever you were. Nothing more from me for the rest  of this year but already three shows lined up for 2023. The Sprout New faces show in January, then my Liminal Life show, also at Sprout, in May and another solo show at the end of June beginning of July that should also coincide with Urban Art Brixton and hopefully I will get into the Townhouse Open again this summer too.

I will also be having a January sale, via the Artist Support Pledge, after the festive period is over, to make some space for the works I will need to produce for next years exhibitions.

​I've added those four sales to my mocked up sales wall...

Given that there was a tube strike on Thursday that was a mighty fine turnout. Thanks to everybody that came. Marie, Martin and Me had a great time. Hopefully see you all again for the closing party on the  27th. Curious Kudu is open. Thanks to Amber for the photos

Curious Kudu Gallery
117 Queen's Rd, London SE15 2EZ
Hours
Wednesday 2pm - 5.30pm
Thursday 2pm - 6.30pm
Friday 2pm - 6.30pm
Saturday 2pm - 6.30pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

I have two solo shows booked for 2023. The first is in May at Sprout Arts, which will be called Liminal Life and another in June/July at the Woodfield Pavilion, which is as yet untitled. That should keep me busy in the Spring.