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British Landscapes: A Sense of Place at Pallant House Gallery
Always a place I love to visit, British Landscapes: A Sense of Place at Pallant House Gallery brings together work by artists who regard landscape in a variety of ways, but always as more than mere scenery. In this article I will explore work by several artists with whom I feel a connection within my own experience of landscape, making art, and being in the world. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester Landscape as presence Paul Nash Paul Nash, Avebury - Landscape of the Megaliths
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7 days ago7 min read


'What Endures' - Inaugural Exhibition at Boleskine House
Boleskine is a place steeped in local history, as well as more widely known and mysterious associations with the rich tapestry of occultism in Britain during the late 19th and 20th century.
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Mar 203 min read


Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition at Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh
I'm delighted to have this artwork on the RSA walls at the start of this year. One of my personal favourites from the past couple of years. Tap the poster to visit the SSA website. Image size: 73 x 50 cm Framed size: 85 x 62 x 3 cm (approx) 2024 This piece was sold at the exhibition, and I have other work of this style available in my website shop. The Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition showcases a range of work from its membership and also non-members, you will f
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Jan 232 min read


Ithell Colquhoun: Art, Magic, and The Living Landscape
Ithell Colquhoun’s work stands at the crossroads of art, magic, and social reform. Rooted in landscape, myth, and the living intelligence of matter, her paintings and writings speak powerfully to contemporary longings for depth, enchantment, and ecological relationship.
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Dec 14, 20256 min read


The North Remembers - Art and Embodied Imagination | An essay by Keith Hackwood
Different landscapes in our sense of the world also speak to us differently, and here it serves us to consider the aspect of ‘North’ in Phillips’s work. Made on and of the chalklands of England’s South Downs, then nurtured and moulded in art school in South Wales (where his dissertation for his degree in Fine Art provides us with another clue - ‘Remedy in the Affliction: Beginning with the Wound’) the intervening years have slowly led the artist Northwards.
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Jul 14, 202513 min read


Work published in Stravaig, journal of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics
Stravaig is the journal of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, a body of work exploring the relationship between imagination, place, and the living Earth. This publication reflects an ongoing thread in my work, where landscape, imagination, and psyche meet. This year the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics celebrates its 30th anniversary with this edition of Stravaig. I am delighted to have two recent works published in the new edition of their journal Stravaig. There they find th
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Jun 16, 20253 min read


Anselm Kiefer: Early Works at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
The work of Anselm Kiefer has been an inspiration to my own since I first began to create visual art. This superb exhibition of varied pieces from earlier in his career brought me in touch with the work in a new way, and also evoked memories of a formative encounter with his artwork twenty years previously. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Anselm Keifer — Urd, Werdandi, Suld (Die Nornen), (The Norns), 1981 - Oil on canvas About the exhibition Anselm Kiefer: Early Works at
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May 26, 20255 min read


New work on paper available
I'm pleased to present my first finished works of 2025. In pastel and ink on paper, I have sought to evoke themes of thresholds, the sublime, and sentience of land and sea. Each piece is available directly from me, and the images here are linked to the webstore. Prices shown are inclusive of shipping to UK addresses, and payment can be made in installments by selecting that option at the checkout. International buyers, please ask me for a quote. You are very welcome to co
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May 19, 20253 min read


In Celebration Of Cecil Collins: Art, Spirituality, and Creative Joy
Cecil Collins is an artist I have a great appreciation for. This book documents the thoughts and reflections of many of those who knew him, whether as a collector, curator, student of his unique teaching methods, or through other connections. Collins’ work carries a particular quality that is difficult to define, yet unmistakable when encountered. It speaks from a place that feels both ancient and immediate, personal and universal. Images arise from the fountainhead of human
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Apr 8, 20254 min read
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