Paint By Number Issue 3 Launch Exhibition

I know it's late but I really wanted to share some images from the launch of Paint By Number's third issue. The launch night was fantastic and the turnout was amazing. I am honoured to have been featured in the magazine and it was lovely to meet and talk to new people at the exhibition. Because the night was so well attended I didn't manage to take photos of all the work but here is a small selection of what was on show. If you like what you see and you haven't already purchased a copy of Issue 3, don't worry, you can still get your hands on one here!

Laurie Vincent

Andy Welland

Jake Mullins

Songnyeo Lyoo

Chya Hsu

Jenny Beard

Aidan Quinn

Postcards!

'Handmade Pots on Indian Stone'

'The Core'

'White and Blue Pot'

Interested in owning an official print of one of my paintings? Well head over to my online shop here to grab yourself a professionally printed A6 postcard of 'Handmade Pots on Indian Stone', 'The Core' or 'White and Blue Pot'. The paintings information is displayed on the reverse side of the print as well as a standard postcard back. They are all printed on quality 350gsm silk card with a front-side gloss finish.

If you're interested, head over to my store here to find out more!

Two New Still Life Paintings

'It Came With the House' | Acrylic on Canvas

'Hope and Fear' | Acrylic on Canvas

In between writing my dissertation and producing practical work for the module I've been creating some more still life pieces. These two; 'It Came With the House' and 'Hope and Fear' are my most recent paintings and I really enjoyed making them. I really like the minimalist style and shadow in 'It Came With the House'. I think it has a lot of depth and it is something I may incorporate more frequently into my work. I also like the forms and colours in 'Hope and Fear'; I think I've managed to refine my technique and it seems to be working for me. What do you think?

If you are interested in either of these paintings, they are currently for sale at Silson Contemporary.

Paint By Number Issue 3 Launch

Issue 3 of Paint By Number launches this coming Friday (11th November) with a one-night exhibition at Studio 24, Leeds, and I can't wait! Alongside 24 other emerging artists, my work will be featured in the 52 page, full colour magazine which is really exciting for me as it will be the first time my work will be published as a physical paper form. The exhibition will showcase work of a selection of the featured artists and will officially mark the launch of Issue 3. It will be the first opportunity to purchase a copy of the limited edition magazine so if you are in leeds then get yourself down to Studio 24 on the 11th November. It would be awesome to see some of you there and your support would be greatly appreciated!

For more info, please click here to view the Facebook event page.

Esmarelda

It's been a while since I've posted about any of my own artwork and that's mainly because I've not really had time to paint over summer and now that I'm back at University I'm focusing more on my dissertation. I did however manage to get a few paintings finished but it's just taken me a while to get back into the documentation process. This painting, Esmeralda, is based off a fancy looking apartment block I came across while on holiday to Cala d'Or. The clean white walls and exotic plants bursting out the soil at the base of the building that surrounded the entrance of the apartment really stuck in my head and I knew I had to paint something based on that image. I tried to be a little less rigid with my painting style and capture the different greens within the leaves of the plants. I think it worked and I am happy with the final result.