Welcome to July Celebrations and my participation in Unfurling opening in New York & London.
Published 20 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to July Celebrations
and my participation in Unfurling opening in New York & London
I hope you're keeping cool in this extraordinary heat! Summer has certainly arrived with a vengeance.
Photo by Clive Strange
My newsletter is a little later than usual because I escaped to Prague in Czechia for a few days. Ironically, it reached 41.1°C, so I spent much of my time doing what I love most — exploring galleries and museums from the comfort of wonderfully air-conditioned buildings!
Looking at art is just as important to my practice as making it. Seeing how other artists solve problems, tell stories, and use colour and materials always sends me home inspired.
What inspires you? How do you find time for research, creativity, or simply to recharge?
Commission Opportunities
I have one commission space available for November 2026.
Diamond, Art Commission, Private Collection
If you've been thinking about commissioning a painting, now is the perfect time to get in touch. Whether you're looking for a portrait of someone special, an artwork for your home, a painting for your workplace, or something more imaginative and dreamlike, I'd love to work with you to create something truly personal.
Please do get in touch if you'd like to discuss an idea.
One of the highlights of my year is Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation, an inspiring collaboration between Fountain House Gallery (New York) and Bethlem Gallery (London).
The project brings together artists from both sides of the Atlantic, exploring how creativity can foster connection, hope and community.
New York Exhibition
23 July – 15 August 2026
Opening Reception 23 July | 6–8pm (EST)
Fountain House Gallery 702 Ninth Avenue at 48th Street New York City
Bethlem Gallery Bethlem Royal Hospital Monks Orchard Rd, London BR3 3BX
On 23 July, both galleries will also host a shared online programme of artist talks, performances and films, bringing together audiences in London and New York in real time.
I also have some wonderful news...
Tiny Creatures
My painting Tiny Creatures has been selected for the front cover of the exhibition catalogue. It feels like a real honour and I'm delighted to share it with you.
About Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation
I'm thrilled to be travelling there to meet the wonderful artists I've now collaborated with twice.
Our first collaboration was through Sharp Gallery's Mushrooms exhibition in London, where I met the artist Vermillion. What began as a chance meeting grew into conversations, shared adventures around London's galleries, and now an international exhibition celebrating creativity, connection and community.
Vermillion beautifully captures what this project has become:
"It is gratifying to see the artwork born through our transatlantic collaborative experience—a lovely unfurling of energies and expressions. To witness the growing of this show from the germ of an idea that came to me while visiting Bethlem Gallery cements my belief that working toward a better world, one step at a time—reaching out to each other—can build a communal space regardless of the surrounding turmoil... The excitement in the rooms! The intelligence, curiosity, resonance. The depth of feeling. The friendship blossoming. We did this!"
I would love for you to join us if you can.
London Exhibitions to Visit This Summer
The Brixton Blog & Bugle Summer Art Show
Tate Library Brixton, Windrush Square
A vibrant celebration of local artists and creativity. You can vote for your favourite picture
Artists have responded to Sylvia Plath's powerful metaphor of the Bell Jar, exploring themes of isolation, identity, creativity, recovery and connection.
17 June – 9 September
Blue Star House South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 234–244 Stockwell Road London SW9 9SP
Lightness of Being
I'm delighted to be exhibiting with the South London Women Artists.
East Dulwich Picturehouse 116 Lordship Lane London SE22 8HD
Solo Exhibition Filling in the Gaps
I'm also delighted to announce my upcoming solo exhibition:
Filling in the Gaps
29 July – 15 September 2026
Tramshed 51–53 Woolwich New Road London SE18 6ES
The exhibition explores absence, memory, identity and the stories we piece together. I'll also be giving an artist's talk during the exhibition, and I hope many of you will be able to come along.
Whether you've visited an exhibition, bought a painting, shared my work, commissioned a piece, or simply continued reading these newsletters, Thank You! Your encouragement makes it possible for me to keep creating, exhibiting and exploring new collaborations.
I hope to see many of you over the summer—whether in London, New York, or somewhere in between.
