The Last Resort, 40 Years On.
Last weekend I headed down to Bristol to the Martin Parr Foundation for the first time. It’s been on my list for years, one of those places i’ve mean’t to …
Every Painter Paints Themselves
Why do artists use themselves as subjects? Self-portraiture has a long, stubborn, centuries-old history. Artists have always turned the lens — or the brush — back on themselves. Why? Because …
INSIDEOUT video
It’s amazing how time flies so quickly. In one of my previous blogs I talked about producing the video for Liz & Hugh’s exhibition at gallery Oldham and how …
Artist Liz Ackerley
Mossley based illustrative artist Liz Ackerley originally carved out a career as a research scientist but her penchant for the arts lead her to re-train during the late 90’s so …
Cliff Murphy Artist
Oldham based artist Cliff Murphy has spent a lifetime painting the urban landscape of his hometown and the surrounding areas, creating images that reflect on nostalgic times of the ordinary …
Andrew Parker, Artist
Third in the portrait series looking at The Artists Tools, Andrew is a graphic designer by trade who has an innate talent as a painter, his primary interest is the …
Hugh Winterbottom
Good friend and artist Hugh Winterbottom is the inspiration behind the project ‘The Artists Tools’. Based at Woodend Mill in Mossley, Hugh has been a prolific painter from an …
The birth of a Project
Personal projects are a great way to unleash from the bounds of a commercial assignment, they allow untethered freedom to be creative, experiment and to express ideas and concepts. They …