Will be continuing to exhibit my sculptures at Portland Heights for a couple of more weeks. You’ll find some in the foyer and others in the courtyard. Please feel free to visit if your on The Rock. Have a coffee, meal and also enjoy the stunning panoramic view across Chesil Beach.
Sculptures in the Courtyard of Portland Heights Hotel
Well what a two weeks. Lots of good feedback and interest. Two sculptures sold. Was really nice to see my sculptures caressed by visitors, quite therapeutic! So pleased to see the other artists have their work appreciated and I really enjoyed the banter between the artists.
I will continue to exhibit at the Portland Heights Hotel for a couple of more weeks, so please drop in if you’re on the Island.
Sail I. Portland Stone and Savernake Stone. 61 x 45 x 16 cms. 2017. Private Collection
So gotta get chipping for the next exhibition at Eype. Lots of ideas and looking forward to seeing you there.
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Well pretty busy finishing of some new sculptures. Pleased with how its going. The ” Shell I ” sculpture was started over 30 yrs ago, wasn,t happy with the base at that time. The Bathstone was recuperated from a skip while some builders were demolishing the old Salvation Army Hall in Weymouth, where the Colwell Shopping center is now. Using an old belt strapped it to the crossbar of my pushbike and walked it home! Passion!
“Shell I “.Bath and Portland Stone, Oak 2017
The following sculpture goes back to my windsurfing days. Always loved the shapes of Sails so sculptural in form. This is the first of a potential series, playing on different sails, designs, textures.
So only a few weeks to go. Opening on the 20th for two weeks at the Portland Heights Hotel with lots of other local talent and exhibitions in Dorchester, Weymouth & Portland. Hope to see you there.
Looking forward to participating in this project, I will be showing my sculptures and paintings with other talented artists at Portland Heights Hotel.
This initiative is being organised by Artwey whose aim is to promote the diversity of visual arts produced in Weymouth and Portland. This new venture showcasing the wealth of artistic talent found in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland. With over 80 artists participating, showing their Art in a variety of places, galleries, studios, offices, cafes and historical buildings. Its going to be quite a treasure hunt. 
Found a beautiful Gallery in Abbotsbury who accepted to show a few of my sculptures. The owners are very passionate and have an amazing selection of Art and Craft made by local artists. At the moment they have three very talented painters showing their Artwork.Well worth a visit.
Current Exhibition
One of the Sculptures Im exhibiting was inspired by the local seascapes, the rounded beach pebbles breaking though the seas surface. The two stones were hand carved ( don’t want to get in trouble stealing Chesil pebbles!) and don’t actually touch, just a papers width gap. Come and have a peek!
‘See Between’ Portland and Indiana Limestone, Ash.
Just had a great weekend up in London visiting galleries, museums. So much inspiration. The feeling you get when you walk into a room and theres a Barbara Hepworth sculpture right in front of you, on the wall a Ben Nicholson, next room a Henry Moore. Then some Joseph Beuys. The ability to walk around them, get up close and see the tool marks. Goosebumps time.
Then the British Museum. Only chose a couple of rooms as I get over saturated when I see to much. American Indians, Aztec ,Inca. Primitive Cultures? Carved stones, wood, amazing craftsmanship and creativity. Again goosebumps!
Lots of new ideas, time to get chipping!
