It's been an eventful summer I'm happy to say, particularly regarding local markets. With Banbridge, Portadown, the 7 Hills Armagh Blues Festival and Artisan Market, not to mention Lisburn Fleadh Fringe Festival, I have been kept busy raising my profile both online and in person, as well as selling a few cards and prints along the way. There are more markets to come in Dromore on the 3rd October at 10am till 3pm , as well as a return to Armagh on the 30th for the Hallowe’en S

New A5 4pp quality, silk 300gsm greeting cards available at the online store With summer almost upon us it is time, after the obligatory Spring clean, to embrace the warmer months and indeed the great outdoors.....weather permitting of course. As such I have enrolled myself in a couple of local markets and shall provide an update of times and days when I might be found under a gazebo at some local craft and artisan fair. Our first appearance will be at the Banbridge Artisan M

Space Charmer As the idea of a band of musician 'little folk' began to develop so did some of the personality traits of the players. Other ideas were formed and will hopefully take shape some day soon, including a recorder player, flutist and other percussion players. Such is the case of this illustration (shown right) although its overall theme deviated somewhat from the other characters. Other ideas lined up for execution involve more spiritual, even mystical, yet always vi

Latest collection of A3 and A4 high quality Fey at Play prints available at the shop . Pen and ink. These latest images are something of a development on the previous Four Fairies collection. In this series are depicted four seelie ( ‘seelie’ means happy or blessed in Lowland Scottish Folklore) fairy characters, welcoming the imminent arrival of Spring, the most auspicious time of year. ​ The collection of four Fey musicians will be available in a limited run of 20 in A3 N

There are a number of subtle, continuing themes running through a lot of my work especially the Four Fairies and the Fey at Play . In particular is the recurring idea of placing or setting. Ideally something that will provide a contrasting prop for the main character or subject. In both series a leaf or a mushroom is used as a platform or a prop. In a simple, suggestive move the subject matter can be granted a fantastical setting just by inference of the immediate setting, o

I have been drawing all my life and pencil drawing has always been at the very heart of my artistic endeavour. Pointillism, or stippling, is really just a development of an already well rehearsed technique of shading, which after so many years has become second nature to me.