Cheryl Strayed

I'm reading this book by Cheryl Strayed about her hiking solo for 1100 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail which runs through California up through Oregon and on to Washington. She decides to hike the trail after suffering the loss of her Mother and its about her personal journey out of her darkest times. She writes with such an honest and true voice that it resonates with you long after you put it down.

Then, Now and After...

Brighton Illustration: Then, Now, After…

A survey of recent work from graduates & staff at the University of Brighton.

18 January - 14 February,  2013 

Not only will the show include an eclectic range of illustrators traversing a variety of disciplines but also some all time greats such as the prestigious Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs & George Hardie.

 

Private View

Friday 18 January 5.30 - 8.30pm (cancelled due to snow)

University of Brighton Gallery

58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY

Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm

shuffling work around Brighton

With the Northern Lights exhibition over, today I delivered my Norway drawing to the University of Brighton where my old tutors are currently in the mist of curating an exhibition showcasing past illustration work from ex students, tutors and even the likes of famous names such as Quentin Blake. More to come on this but currently i believe the show will be up from the 19th Jan- 14th Feb at the University of Brighton in the front gallery.

Leaving the house. Ben Saunders Polar Explorer

Norman Ackroyd interview

Norman Ackroyd, R.A. from Superimpose Magazine on Vimeo.

Upstairs at the Northern Lights Pub, Brighton

I love this place, a small independent Nordic pub nestled in the heart of the South Lanes in Brighton. They serve delicious Scandinavian food and offer a vast array of interesting drinks for far away lands plus some local ales too....

My Norway drawing plus a selection of limited edition etchings and screenprints will be on display throughout December.

I have given a lot of thought recently to whether following this path of being an artist is really a wise thing to be doing. It's scary and unpredictable, it has many ups and downs with rarely very much money. I thought for a while of giving it all up and becoming something else, this seemed sensible and i found the prospect of learning something new quite exciting. But i think somewhere along the line i forgot to look right into the core of myself to see what it is that makes me who i am.