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27/03/2022

Thankyou for all that you are mum ♥️

17/03/2022

Think I’ve found a creative home to share for the next 6 months in the heart of beautiful Wiltshire. Going to be interesting to see how being surrounded by rolling hills, woodland and open plains with soaring Buzzards influences my work! Moving the studio in a few weeks… lots more sifting and sorting to do - exciting adventure with Spring and Summer ahead 😎🌞💚🌳

16/03/2022

Moon Flower and Flower Moon hand embellished giclée prints off to an excited client today 🌘💙

28/02/2022

A goodbye this week to my London home which has been a sanctuary and base for a decade (these wild sentinels will definitely be coming).

My studio remains in Kingston Upon Thames so work life continues just as soon as possible.

Thankyou for your support and I’ll be back soon with exciting new works and events to share.

I write this knowing that thousands of people are currently displaced or fleeing their beloved homes and country to avoid war and terror.

We all stand with you 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏💙💛💙💛

22/02/2022

Fragment of Leo Moon

27/12/2021

A giant has passed - goodbye Reverend Desmond Tutu. A man whose presence was felt by us so strongly through our lives.

A beautiful portrait taken by multi award winning photographer and friend Jillian Edelstein.

Here’s what she wrote…

This icon has left us...
he fought every aspect of injustice as long as he was alive.
I had the honour of meeting him many times over. His work in the townships in the eighties, his powerful role as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, his outspoken stance related to the ANC, serving their own interests.
This image was made with his full cooperation when I was working on my book Truth and Lies about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A conversation the night before with a group of journalists working on the TV series, Special Assignment Max du Preez Anneliese Burgess about the quintessential image of the TRC. We discussed the moving moment when Tutu had wept as he heard the testimony of Sinqokwana Malgas who was imprisoned on Robben Island 1964-1977 & who was subsequently detained and tortured (using the helicopter method of torture)on several occasions between 1977 and 1989 in the Eastern Cape.
I was shooting on a 4x5 camera -Tutu said to me "I am so tired, I don't mind to put my head on my hands and rest a while for you"...later he inscribed a print for me with his signature and the words "God Bless You"
He blessed so many and as one friend put it "he made the world feel like a better place"

RIP 'Arch'.
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23/12/2021

“Snowman with Chakras” painted by my son during a difficult time for him at Christmas a few years ago.

I thought it was so beautiful because to me this expressive painting allowed his inner child to speak.

This is the power of creating and making art.

Christmas is often a time when we see our challenges in bold and this Christmas is extra tricky as we navigate through more uncertain times.

I am sending you a huge snowman with chakras hug to celebrate joyfully whatever Christmas you are able to and to hopefully be with your loved ones.

See you on the other side.

🧡💛💚💙💜🖤❤️🧡💛♥️

11/12/2021

Very happy to have been sent this photo of my work hanging in a family kitchen space ready for Christmas.

It’s a piece called Trouble in Paradise from my Fragile Earth Series.

This is a 100 x 100 cms Giclee print, my buyer framed it with non reflective glass which is smart when you’ve got big windows nearby.

What I love is the idea of the storytelling amongst her teenage sons with their mates in the kitchen with Jo… it makes me feel warm inside.

Print shop coming soon on insta but if you’re interested in sizes and prices of this and other prints in this series, drop me a dm here.

♥️♥️♥️♥️

07/12/2021

Channelling and incubating.

This time between now and the new year is going to be spent working on new ideas for a body of work for 2022.

I have a couple of exciting projects which are bubbling which I can’t yet talk about.

I’m also getting ready to welcome my son from Australia who I haven’t seen for 2 years! Also meeting his lovely GF and having a special reunion this Christmas with his sister and the fam.

Lastly, I am moving!

Not sure yet where, but have pulled up my anchor in SW London and allowing myself to drift with prevailing winds for a little while.

Not a million miles away and keeping my studio whilst I design the next chapters.

It is both exciting and scary in equal measure 😊😎

I’ll still be present here but posting less frequently at this busy time.

Wishing all of you a peaceful time to stay well and being with your loved ones.

🥰♥️🙏

29/11/2021

And it’s a WRAP!

A successful Open Studio and group show event which was a constant flow of curious visitors who I love to engage with.

Why, how, when and what. It’s often the storytelling which allows the viewer to see through my eyes.

You’ll be relieved to hear that I also give them space to look at the artwork quietly - without any interference or pressure.

Funny looking back to see how much I use my hands and body language.

Not surprising since I have a deaf family and we all use sign in various forms 🤟👈🤌👇👍🙌👋👋💋

Thankyou for the great photos!

26/11/2021

Walls painted✅
Artwork hung ✅
Floor painted … got to the door and realised I’d left my photographers spotlight plugged in and had to walk over wet paint to unplug last night 🤪🤣✅

Looking forward to welcoming visitors tonight 5-9pm and weekend 11am-5pm.

It’s cold out there but warm in my studio luckily!

Now looking forward to seeing friends and welcoming people I don’t yet know into my humble abode and share what I do ❣️🍷

24/11/2021

Only 2 days to go to OPEN STUDIOS and HAWKS ROAD ARTISTS GROUP EXHIBITION! 🔥🔥🔥

We have some superb talent with international reputations to discover and doors open to meet, chat, share and buy direct from artists.

There’s also live events, swipe left to see what’s going on.

It’s a great opportunity to see a cross section of work in a variety of media under one roof.

If you can’t make it, and want to have a 1:1 with me on a zoom call, please dm me and I can give you a virtual tour of my studio and available works at a time to suit us both.

I’m offering a 25% discount on all works including prints this weekend.

Come up to the first floor to find me in studio K46 🍷♥️

19/11/2021

Open Studios only a week away 😁

Swipe left for a peek at who and what you might find on a journey around our labyrinth of studios.

It’s a chance for us and for you to meet and chat about our work, discover practice ideology or simply to share a warm welcome into our creative hub in Kingston, Surrey.

It’s also a chance to buy direct from artist/s.

Some artists have an international reputation and others are emerging talents. There’s a real eclectic mix.

Open doors next Friday at 5pm 🥂♥️ @ Kingston ASC Art Studios

18/11/2021

Today is a shout out for my bestie Deborah Lanyon. She’s an amazing landscape inspired abstract expressionist painter and I met her when we both did open studios on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham over 10 years ago.

It’s been love and laughter ever since and some tears as we navigate the hills and vales of life in general.

Swipe left to see our relationship perfectly captured in one selfie!

She’s showing solo next week in London and it’s going to be a stunning show.

Head over to .lanyon to find out more - it opens with a PV next Tuesday and runs until 4th December.

Go Debbie, you’re awesome 😎 🔥🔥🔥

17/11/2021

Delivery of “Savannah Pride” to lovely Lily Baker at the Humane Society Interntional UK offices in London for their upcoming fundraiser at the Comedy Club next week.

Their work lobbying and protesting against canned and trophy hunting of Lions in Africa is close to my heart.

I’m aware of all the arguments about hunting revenue supporting conservation efforts, but people, there are only 20,000 left in the wild.

In some areas, numbers have been decimated and they are critically endangered.

We associate the iconic Lion as synonymous with all that is truly wild. Apex predators.

Except that they’re not. We are. And we’re destroying the wild.

I’m supporting with 5% of all my print sales through November and December. I’ll share more soon.

Have a roaring success of a day, whatever you’re up to.

15/11/2021

Beautiful melancholy in my kitchen garden this morning.

End of autumn, hello soon to winter and yet still so warm.

12 years ago this was a scruffy end-of-garden corner belonging to a neighbouring house. They lopped off the plot, built a house on it and I’ve been here ever since.

It’s been a sanctuary for me and the comings and goings of my kidults and I have made it home.

As an artist working with a garden, it’s wonderful to work intuitively with a space and planting. You wouldn’t know that this masks a busy corner with two roads converging behind it. It’s literally an oasis.

But the time has come to move! It’s sold and where to, I’m unsure.

An adventure awaits. A little scary but the excitement is palpable. ❣️

12/11/2021

🌟🌟WINTER LIMITED EDITION PRINT OFFER🌟🌟

Cheetah and Five Gold Moons

Bringing warmth and rich texture and reflection of light into autumnal and winter interiors.

People often ask, why the five gold moons?

I’m not entirely sure, but once I’d done it intuitively, I realised it was a kind of deification (given my Cheetah god like status and protection in the face of an endangered life in the wild!).

Now available in 2 limited edition giclée print sizes, hand embellished with gold leaf and bronze pigment.

Printed on thick archival German etching paper with highly pigmented inks.

Each print is hand signed and numbered.

47 x 67cm £310
57x77cms £365

Any orders before the end of November will enjoy a discount of 20%.

For the rest of November and December, shipping anywhere in the UK is free.

5% of all print sales in my Wild series bought in November and December will be donated to

A fundraising initiative running alongside .

08/11/2021

I had an amazing weekend re-acquainting myself with etching at and lovely tutor Peg Morris.

When thinking about subject matter in preparation for this etching plate, I dug out a macabre little Tupperware box in which I collected bits of animal and insect bones and wings which I found over the years.

In there was:
a Jay underwing feather with iridescent blue, black and white stripes,
a few moths (mostly disintegrated)
A few Locust wings
A shedded snakeskin
A whole but now very fragile Dragonfly
A few amazing beetles.

Now this Dragonfly I remembered have flown into our house in Johannesburg (20+ years ago) and although I tried to let it out, it kept flying like the wind, bashing into doors and windows and eventually collapsed and died.

In honour of this beautiful insect, I named my teaching studio Dragonfly studio and some millennials here (including my own children) will remember the hot afternoon classes doing art projects.

How amazing to resurrect this beauty in a print - actually pressing the real wings into bitumen and wax in a “soft ground” and gently rolling it through the etching press. When it came to releasing the wings and seeing what emerged, most of it refused to budge and disintegrated on the plate. I put it into the acid bath to “bite” anyway and see what ghostly whispers were visible.

Amazingly many tiny veins and wing cells were visible and some disappeared (forever).

Next I worked with “spit-bite”, painting with acid and a brush, these are the loose painterly marks in the background.

A magical process which reincarnated something which flew and had life.

Think it may have been an Emperor Dragonfly because it had blue iridescent spots along its back and a blur of beating wings which were like mists of acqua.

I may still add a spot or two of colour.

Thanks for your patience and help , I’m back in love with etching 🙏❣️

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“Snowman with Chakras” painted by my son during a difficult time for him at Christmas a few years ago. I thought it was so beautiful because to me this expressive painting allowed his inner child to speak. This is the power of creating and making art. Christmas is often a time when we see our challenges in bold and this Christmas is extra tricky as we navigate through more uncertain times. I am sending you a huge snowman with chakras hug to celebrate joyfully whatever Christmas you are able to and to hopefully be with your loved ones. See you on the other side. 🧡💛💚💙💜🖤❤️🧡💛♥️

Flower Moon now beautifully framed (with diamond dust) and exhibited alongside other recent works on my stand B23 at the upcoming Untitled Artists’ Fair. Details in link in bio, visitors need to register to attend either the Private View on Friday 22nd or weekend entry. Unlike Frieze, entry is FREE (wow, couldn’t believe the entry fees for Frieze art fair this year £££‘s!) Come and share a glass of bubbly with me at the pv! 🥂❣️

Preparing to say adieu to this triptych “Dancing with the Moon” this afternoon. Off for installation at an exciting venue with new clients. Really happy that these three have stuck together… I always envisaged a 5m+ grand wall where they would float and the lunar dance could play out. Monday off with a bang… how about you? 🌚🌖🌝✨

Working my little socks off to ready for the IRL first art fair since September 2019 in Singapore! The Untitled Artists’ Fair is artist-led so you can expect an eclectic mix to view. Combine a trip with a stroll down the old Kings Road… the fair is being hosted in beautiful Chelsea Town Hall. I’m showing a mix of limited edition giclée prints and originals (the images in this post are just a few tasters of what to expect). I’ll also be showing some new larger works, so very excited to take them out of the studio for their first public outing! I’d love to see you at the fair… either at the private view (Friday 22nd 5-9pm) or at the weekend, Sat 11am-6pm or Sunday 24th, 11-5pm. There will be a policy of safe distancing and so make sure you book your tickets in advance - see link in bio or with the following links: www.untitledartistsfair.co.uk/freetickets/ (weekend only) www.untitledartistsfair.co.uk/private-view-tickets/ 💛🍁

Art Seen Magazine, 1st edition - curated and published by Gita Joshi, london curator (check out her bio for links to buy)… really happy to be featured alongside some exciting emerging artists 💥🥂 @thegitajoshi

Saw this at Art15 a few years back by Damien Harris. It was sweet and hopeful and sums up my heart today. 🦋

Because it’s Friiiiiiday and May bank holiday and it was International Dance Day yesterday all rolled into one! Have a great weekend friends - I’m off to celebrate my mum’s 88th birthday, who I’ve only seen once in a year 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼🥂👯‍♂️👯‍♂️👯‍♂️

‪What does contemporary art mean to you?‬ ‪· It’s beautiful?‬ ‪· It’s modern?‬ ‪· It was made post the Impressionists?‬ ‪· It’s an investment?‬ ‪· You know the artist?‬ ‪· The artist is alive?‬ ‪· You love that gallery?‬ ‪· It goes with your sofa and curtains?‬ ‪· It was expensive?‬ ‪· It was a bargain?‬ ‪· It’s about the things that you love and care about?‬ ‪There’s truly an ocean of art and artists out there and so much confusing art-jargon. ‬ ‪If you’re in the market for finding great art, improving your work/home environment, starting or adding to your art collection (on any budget), researching for the future or just making an impulsive purchase, it’s all about what and who it means to you.‬ ‪Here’s a recent podcast interview I did with art critic, curator and artist coach Gita Joshi who digs into my life story.‬ ‪Growing up with a deaf family, art school, living in Africa, interpreting the first democratic election of Nelson Mandela into sign in 1994 and finally becoming a full time professional artist 5 years ago.‬ ‪https://lnkd.in/gQTP8u4‬ ‪I’d love your thoughts. ‬ ‪Have a lovely day 🌱💚‬

My painting being scanned digitally on a superb and huge machine. The camera is above and the table slowly moves the artwork underneath. Apparently this equipment can scan huge paintings on stretchers, good to know these guys!

Oh hello snowy Sunday! ❄️❄️❄️

A bit about my upcoming open studio, 1:1’s via zoom to keep y’all safe. Original artworks, prints and info about the commissioning process/portraits will all be available... prices from £300 to £3000! Dm for more details or sign up to my website newsletter for an update on booking. Onwards and upwards my friends, green shoots everywhere you look 🌱🌱🌱💚 Dm for more details

✨PROCESS FRIDAY✨ Sorry about the annoying sound but this is the dentists (or something like that) drill thingy which I use to draw into silver-leafed wooden panel. I’m roughly following pencil lines but when it gets going, this little devil goes off on one and has a right fun old time carving a line at speed. What this means is that I get not only the energy of the marks (this is a wave breaking) but the engraving into the surface gives me another dimension of surface to deal with (my old printmaker training surfaces again and again!). It removes the drawing and image from being “a depiction” of a wave but more the feeling and power of it. Guess you can call this kinetic art or expressionistic mark making. Whatever it is, it’s fun and I’ll next progressions this coming week. The inks/paints have to dry by Friday for a grand reveal so fast work required and lots of forgiveness and freedom allowed 🙏😅 Have a great Friday night folks over here and hello Saturday down under 🥰