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The Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society Summer Exhibition,Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries from 4th July - 9th August 2025 open from Tues- Sat 10- 5pm

Birch with Snow - mixed media painting We all know Summer’s well and truly here in Dumfries and Galloway when the Gracefield Arts...

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Jul 131 min read

Edgelands - talk on my work

I was delighted to learn that Mossdale Painters' Group, who normally meet at their village hall to share in the joy of painting...

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Mar 301 min read

Edgelands - the landscape of margins

My new exhibition opens on 1st March and is on view to 30th April at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Caerlaverock Visitor Centre....

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Feb 232 min read

Astronomical autumn

The late autumn tree-scape of November shifts as the glory of October fades and, one by one, the trees cast their colours and prepare...

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Nov 2, 20242 min read

Bracken Glow

This is a textured acrylic painting on board of a wild hillside nearby. Sadly this has just been planted with young fir trees, so all the...

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Apr 28, 20242 min read

The end of Winter

Winter Landscape with Deer On the edge of the nearby forest, a small herd of roe deer scrapes for food under a light covering of snow. I...

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Mar 13, 20242 min read

Loch Goich

The road that climbs northward out of Ringford passes for much of the way through wild, marshy meadows and green pastures. Patches of...

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Nov 1, 20231 min read

Upfront Gallery Summer Exhibition 2023 19thJuly–3rdSeptember

I am very pleased to be part of the wonderful Upfront Gallery summer exhibition along with three other worthy artists, Mavis Atkinson...

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Jul 22, 20231 min read

Bluebell time

The ferns are unfurling and bluebells, anemones and other wildflowers are carpeting the verges and woods with soft blues and whites. And...

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May 15, 20231 min read

Galloway equinox – shift of the seasons

The summer is moving away from Galloway now, chased by our feathered visitors who, having fled, are well on their way south. The swallows...

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Oct 4, 20222 min read

Spring Fling 2-5th June 2022 at Blates Mill

It is exciting to be part of the 20 year anniversary of Spring Fling this year - a vibrant showcase of art and creation in Dumfries and...

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Apr 7, 20221 min read

Springtime beauty

The scent, the dappled blue carpets beneath the unfolding woodland canopy and adorning the banks and lanes. They are much later to emerge...

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Jun 2, 20211 min read

On the Mynydd

Winter has its grip; frost, snow and the cold. The days are still short and at present we are being compelled to ‘stay at home’. For me,...

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Jan 11, 20212 min read

Arboreal rooting

Nature has always provided the inspiration for my work and I especially love painting trees; they have such a special presence in the...

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Nov 22, 20203 min read

Imbued with September hues

What colours imbue my vision of September - one of my favourite months? All around the rich greens of Summer remain, and on sun-kissed...

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Sep 16, 20202 min read

Gallery at Gelli

It has been fascinating to observe how businesses have responded to the recent and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shut-down. The amount of...

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Jul 23, 20202 min read

Spreading my wings a little!

Sheena McCurrach will be taking part in the exhibition at ArtWorks Aberdyfi 16 Chapel Square, Aberdyfi, Gwynedd LL35 0EL from 22nd June...

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Jun 12, 20201 min read

Creating and sharing

The time we have at the moment while we wait for a lifting of movement restrictions has enabled many of us to review our lives and the...

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May 10, 20201 min read

Upfront in Cumbria!

These two paintings were on show in the open exhibition at the Upfront Gallery in Hutton in the Forest near Penrith www.up-front.com CA15...

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Mar 4, 20191 min read