March 23, 2024

Proud to have six pieces included in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries from 28 Mar - 13 Apr. All the work on show can be seen here  I will demonstrating in the gallery on Saturday 6th April. It would be great to see you there

March 23, 2024

Quick sketch of the lovely Askham Hall in the Lake District. Base for a few days of walking and mindfulness guided by the amazing Krish Thapa

March 08, 2024

I'm proud to be part of the SGFA Annual Open exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London open from 11 - 16 March. It would be lovely to see you there at 6pm on Tuesday 12 March at the Private View. All the work on show can be seen here

February 29, 2024

I am excited to share the news that I will have a solo exhibition of work at the lovely Daylesford Organic Farm , Kingham in the Cotswolds from 16 - 29 April. My ReWolding show will feature 20 new paintings.

I’ve been thoroughly spoiled by having access to the estate and the surrounding landscapes for a number of glorious sketching trips which have given me the time to observe and deeply appreciate the interconnectedness of trees, meadows, wetlands and their delicate relationship with the species that rely on them. The paintings are a response to the farm’s sweeping hills, wooded valleys and wistful wetlands and a celebration of how the estate’s respect for time-honoured traditions is helping to restore beauty and a harmonious balance to the are. I’ve witnessed a considered replenishment and regeneration of the land and have, in effect, produced a painting study of how to ReWold.

February 12, 2024

Proud to have helped out the hardworking volunteers at Shaftesbury Snowdrops with this map of where to spot the best drifts of them. Lots of events in the town running from 10 February

February 08, 2024

Well, here we are, Copernicus shows the world’s climate is 1.5ºC hotter than pre-industrial levels over a 12-month period for the first time, breaching the target set at the 2015 Paris Agreement.

In 2007 while working in @sundaytimesgraphics  at The Sunday Times @thetimes  I produced this diagram for @thestmagazine  all about the climate emergency we were creating. It was to accompany an extract of the amazing book by @mark_lynas  explaining what will happen to the planet as we warm it up degree by degree. It was sobering stuff to read and a tricky graphic to do to encapsulate it all. This diagram was one of a long line of environmental stories and graphics the newspaper published over the past thirty five years warning about the damage we were doing.

Working in The Sunday Times newsroom gave me the massive privilege of seeing reports and research into how we were overheating the environment which spurred me on to try and incorporate some of that information into my work as a painter today. 

Now we are, sadly, where we are: experiencing record breaking temperatures and rapidly shrinking icecaps worldwide. These incredible events are still being reported in some sort of "Wow! What a summer we're having" way. If only my old employers would lead a siren call for instant action to tackle the emergency we're in. I'm sad to say that I feel it is already too late. 

Here is Professor Kevin Anderson telling it to us straight:

January 30, 2024

Here's an early look at all the lovely artwork that will be on show at The Mall Galleries in the Society of Graphic Fine Art Annual exhibition that runs from 11 to 16 March

January 25, 2024

Some new work beautifully framed by @pictureframes.uk
Well, we all need boundaries don't we……

December 28, 2023

Me, mumbling about trees, Multiplying Eye cider, snowdrops and temperate rainforests:  https://thisisalfred.com/podcast/the-alfred-daily-28th-december-2023/

Many thanks, as always, to Keri at This is Alfred , our amazing local, volunteer-run radio station