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.

I'm happy to report that (In The City) It's Hard To Be Alone has been accepted for the Townhouse Spitalfields Summer Open Exhibition this year. Which will run from mid-July to mid September.

Ooh, bit tardy on the updates this month. So, just dropped this off at the Townhouse Spitalfields for stage 2 of the selection process for this Summer's Open and Camberwell Arts Market is looming with only 2 weeks to go so I'm thinking frames. I'm also deciding what to enter into the next show at the Woodfield Pavilion.