Gallery update

Today marks the official start of the UK Coloured Pencil Gala in London. It also means that currently I have four works on display to the public, something I've been working on for several months, two in Doncaster and another in an online gallery.

The biggest achievement though, is that they are all original works in my Visitors series of artworks which is only just at the start of its journey.

Next year I would like to see more of my work on public display, as this has always been my goal, though I will be more selective of the galleries I choose after my findings this year. It's been quite a steep learning curve, but so rewarding.

UKCPS Exhibition, London

I'm extremely proud to have my work hanging in the Oxo Bargehouse Gallery in London as part of the Coloured Pencils UK 20th Anniversary Gala Exhibition.... The opening preview was excellent, and the 300 or so artworks covered four floors of warehouse.

After visiting the Whitehall gallery earlier in the day, and the Tate Modern, only a stones throw away the day before, I was looking forward to see some technically excellent, but possibly less challenging works, but I was pleasantly surprised. There were so many works, and so varied - some minimalistic and some overpowering in their colour and vibrancy. I could see why the coloured pencil society are keen to make pencils considered more seriously in the art world.

The Paddington Complex (OPENING 2085)

I enjoyed the last sculpture work I did a while ago, and I have been working on part of my ongoing futuristic project, focusing on accommodation in a totally redesigned Paddington (dropping the 'station' part as nobody wants to be perpetually reminded that the trains no longer run). This memorial sculpture is part of that development, for the centrepiece of the Japanese garden, and the model I'm creating is a 1:12th scale replica.

By the way, 'Pat' is there for scale, being exactly the size of a 1:12th scale person.