Originally I went to Chelsea Art School and Ravensbourne School of Art & Design for a Foundation and BA in Fine Art.
More recently the chance of a studio at Ardleigh Studios was irresistible and I was the first in when they opened in November 2015. I began painting again in earnest.
I have just stopped working for the National Trust at Flatford and am taking the plunge into full time studio life. An exciting time for me.
My own work is about the landscapes I walk through on the edge of Constable Country on the Essex/Suffolk borders. Walking and looking often gives me the hook for a painting exploration in the studio.
I try to paint the sense of place or a feeling, if you like. It is not to recreate a representational image of a particular view. My work is as much about the act of painting as it is about looking and drawing outside.
Exhibitions
Open studio 26 June 2021
2020
CAS website Christmas online exhibition (Room 5) until 19 December
The Sentinel Gallery CO7 9DX Land Marks with Julie Cuthbert, Maureen Hume and Jo Rizzato 9-14th October
Mersea Pop up gallery CO5 8JH Coming Up for Air with Christine Gallant- 22-27th September
Firstsite Gallery Colchester- Borders mixed exhibition July-October 2020
CAS website Summer exhibition-online
2019
Kate Denton Fine Art, Lavenham
Oasis Gallery. Frinton. Walking in my Shoes a solo exhibition
Ipswich Art Gallery Ipswich Art Society selected open exhibition until 30 June
The Minories Colchester Art Society Summer exhibition, selected open exhibition
North House Gallery, Manningtree PATH 6 July -24 August -an exhibition that celebrates the 25h Anniversary of the Stour Valley Path.
2018
Kate Denton Fine Art, 98-99 The High Street, Lavenham CO10 9PZ
Cobbold and Judd Christmas show, Stoke by Nayland
Beecroft Gallery, Southend –Essex selected open exhibition
The Minories, Colchester CAS Winter exhibition
Ardleigh Open Studios, Station Road, Ardleigh CO7 7RT 21-22 September 11am-5pm
2017
Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe CO7 9DX: Seascape, Skyscape and the Colour Blue -February 2017
Sentinel Gallery Summer Show: July/August
Sea Pictures Gallery, Sudbury CO10 8NH: Selected CAS exhibition September/October
Shipyard Studios, Keel House, CO7 9FF: Christmas Cornucopia 25th November- 10th December
Cobbold and Judd Winter Show 25th/26th November. https://cobboldandjudd.com/our-artists/
The Minories Colchester Art Society Winter Exhibition
