The show was opened by Catherine Tate who is a long time supporter of Battersea. Here she is on our stand with some of the work behind her, some of mine and some of Sarah Clegg’s.

And here she is with Lola.

We had a very successful week and raised a lot of money for Battersea. So thanks to everyone who came and helped raise funds for Battersea.

The painting of Lola, a 20×16 inch oil on canvas, will be on sale on the Battersea stand with 100% of the price going to Battersea Dogs Home.

And finally, I will be there on the private view evening at the Battersea stand to chat about animals and art. So please do come along and support Battersea Dogs and Cats Home at the Affordable Art Fair on March the 9th. It would be lovely to see you there.

Charity Private View
09 March 2011
5.30pm – 9.30pm
Battersea Evolution,
Battersea Park,
London SW11 4NJ
(Google map)

Book your ticket now.

The ticket proceeds from the charity private view go to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the chosen charity for this event.

Battersea is one of the most famous and longest-serving charities in the UK, re-homing and caring for over three million lost and abandoned animals since the Home’s establishment in 1860.

Buy a ticket, enjoy an evening of art and help Battersea to help dogs and cats in need!

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Or view the slide show.

Cats, Dogs and Other Animals is on at The Ripley Arts Centre until the 28th of August.

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Our annual open studio event is underway in Lingfield. As usual it’s been very busy, lots of people have been to visit us. This year as well as Lois and myself we have a jeweller, Helen Morris-Clarke, who has her beautiful jewellery on show in the gallery alongside the paintings. Follow the link to take a look at this years show, as well as photos of the animals who had plenty of visitors themselves.

On Saturday we had a Pimms afternoon. It was a lovely sunny day and we had some wonderful food to go with our Pimms. People came all through the afternoon and into the evening to look at the gallery, have a Pimms and enjoy chatting in the sunshine in the garden.

We are open again this week until Sunday.

Bankside Cottage Studio,
Blackberry Lane,
Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6NH
Open on the 10th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 20th and 21st of June.

I’ll be sharing a studio with Lois Sykes again this year for Open Studios. The studio and gallery will open to the public Wednesday the 10th June from 12-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 13th-14th June from 11am-6pm, Wednesday the 17th June from 12-4pm and Saturday and Sunday the 20th-21st June 11am-6pm, other times by appointment.

I’ll be there on the Wednesdays and Saturdays but not Sundays because of problems with trains on Sundays. But Lois will be there on Sundays.

The studio is situated in a lovely part of Surrey on the Kent and Sussex border, a short walk from Dormans station. For directions and additional information please see the Open Studio Online guide for 2009 or look at the web site www.seos-art.org.

You can see photos from last years event here.