Time seems to have gone by so quickly this year. It’s now only just over a week until the Closer to the Art show at Stone Railway Station in Stone,  Staffordshire on 25th October. Around ten artists from various disciplines will be exhibiting including sculpture painting, illustration, photography and ceramics. A great opportunity to pick up a unique Christmas gift.

And over the past weeks I’ve been busy painting, framing and generally getting everything ready.  That’s me over there, posing for a publicity photo and frankly feeling a little uncomfortable – physically and psychologically! My wife too has been working on some beading and needlecrafts, but more of those in a future post.

This is my first show as an exhibitor, so with no previous experience to fall back on I’m going to be relying on educated guesswork. How much packing do I need? How do I display the work to best advantage? What is the worst thing I could forget to take on the day?

It’s all very exciting, and as with anything new, just a little scary too.

To display my paintings I’ve come across these ace fold up mini easels from Ken Bromley. Low cost but very neat and stable. A great find.

All fourteen paintings are for sale, and one already has early interest. You can find them all presented them in a gallery on this page.

If you’re in the area be sure to drop in and say ‘Hi!’ it would be great to meet you.