WEST HORSLEY PLACE 2018
In 2018 I was invited to visit West Horsley Place in Surrey soon after it had been left to Bamber Gascoigne. Set up as a Trust, it is in the process of being restored and renovated as an arts and education venue. I was lucky enough to have access in the early days, recording the timeless quality of a house left frozen in time, and look forward to returning there both as artist and tutor in the near future.
The White Room - Charcoal on paper, 2018 - 60 x 60cm
West Horsley Place, Time Travel - Charcoal on paper - 60 x 80cm
Garden Room, WIP - Charcoal on paper - Detail of a large scroll drawing - 1.2 x 10m
Geraldine's Bedroom - Charcoal on paper - 60 x 80cm
Teapots - Watercolour on paper, 2018 - 12 x 12cm
Teapot - Work in situ
External view of West Horsely Place
The Garden Room, In situ, WIP - Charcoal on paper - Detail of scroll - 1.2 x 10m
GLYNDEBOURNE 2019
In preparation for the Glyndebourne Festival exhibition in 2020, I had access to the grounds in order to make new work, inspired by the exhibition title “Force of Nature”. It was February and cold; the snowdrops valiantly showing their heads, trues forces of nature. Sadly, the festival was not able to run in 2020, but the exhibition went ahead online, the gallery version postponed until 2021. LINK to Glyndebourne
Snowdrops at Glyndebourne - Charcoal on paper, 2020 - 28 x 35cm
Winter Reflections - Charcoal on paper, 2020 - 28 x 30 cm
Winter Shadows - Charcoal on paper, 2020 - 42 x 60 cm
Glyndebourne in February - Charcoal on Paper - 42 x 50cm