This blog is a copy of an essay I wrote for my degree, but having just had Remembrance Weekend, I felt it was very apt. This essay will look at the evolution of art depicting war through the eyes of three different artists. It will explore how the portrayal of war has changed as societal attitudes and responses to conflict have evolved. Throughout history, conflict or war has served as a brutal and powerful source of inspiration for artists. These portrayals have ranged from

In the Line of Remembrance* exhibition currently being held at St. George's Arts Centre, Gravesend, between the 4th and the 23rd of November. This exhibition is the first I've curated involving other artists. I've obviously curated my own, such as The Soldier's Artist and The Sapper's Artist , held at both St. George's and the Royal Engineers Museum. But this was the first time that I'd curated an exhibition with other people's work. Those other people were also veterans, an

If you had asked me a few years ago whether I could pull off planning an art exhibition, I might have laughed nervously and changed the subject. Yet here I am, knee-deep in the world of curating spaces, lighting, and the delicate dance of showcasing artworks that tell stories, evoke emotions, and sometimes, just sometimes, make people stop and stare. Planning art exhibitions is no small feat, especially when your goal is to highlight unique military-themed oil paintings or cu

When I first dipped my toes into the world of art exhibitions, I thought it was all about hanging paintings on walls and hoping people...

A Journey of Art and Reflection This was my solo exhibition held at St George’s Arts Centre, Gravesend, on behalf of myself and Gravesham Borough Council, partly under the Forces Covenant. I received an email in March from the Arts and Culture Director at Gravesham Borough Council, asking if I would be willing to do a solo exhibition of several of my works within the gallery. I had exhibited there before — one or two paintings as part of larger exhibitions — but this time, I

Hello everyone, You may have noticed it’s been a while since I last blogged. I wanted to take a moment to explain why. Over the past...

That’s not art !. Have you ever been in a gallery, or at home, or travelling to work, or surfing the internet when you’ve seen a piece of...

Will this be a success or will this fall flat on its face? Any artist will have thought these things when creating art. To fail,to admit...

Why am I writing this blog, will anyone read it? Am I wasting my time? Well the first question is a simple one to answer, it’s a means of...