Here are some pictures from the MMCA exhibition

I was really happy with after the exhibition preview on last Sunday. Lots of people came and said nice things - mind you I'm not sure that you ever get stinging criticism at a preview - and I think I sold enough to cover my costs. I was particularly pleased by a number of people commenting that a couple of pictures made Bradford look beautiful and interesting - which of course it is.

'Scapes' is my latest exhibition at Manningham Mills Community Centre, it runs from Sunday 3rd April to Sunday 29th May. The centre is open 9-4pm daily.

mmcabradford.org.uk

I am interested in trying to capture the moments when, driving or walking round Bradford, you catch a glimpse of the fields or hills through the buildings. This is my first attempt. It is 59 cms square

My next exhibition is going to be in Manningham Mills Community Association in April 2011. Manningham Mills is a fantastic building just up the road from me with an excellent cafe. I hope to be able to show pictures and the screens inspired by Manningham and Bradford. The screen above is the skyline in evening from the park with Manningham Mills Chimmney in the background. The screen is roughly 50 cms x 100 cms (as it were fully stretched)

Most of my work, screens and pictures, starts off as watercolours and explore layers and transparency. I paint from life and photographs, then print the watercolours onto fabric using the computer. Sometimes I paint directly onto the fabric. I then sew using hand or machine embroidery using layers of transparent fabric to enhance or subdue the colour. I think of these layers as being like watercolour washes whilst the stitches are like drawing, providing the line and the detail.