Exhibitions, awards and commissions

Exhibitions
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Plantae 2024, Mall Galleries, London. Society of Botanical Art
Award - Excellence in Watercolour - 'Citrus Medica var sarcodactylis'
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Natures' Palette, 2024, Plum Galleries, Banbury
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Plantae 2025, Mall Galleries, London, Society of Botanical Art
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Oxford North Science Park
I was commissioned via the London Contemporary Art Society to create six pen and ink drawings for a new science park being built by St John's college, Oxford. Three of the drawings were to be acid-etched onto copper for external public signage/information boards. The other three drawings were for each of the three main buildings. They are for large wall displays in reception areas and stairwells. The main red building features an Oxeye daisy with Bufftailed bumblebee; one grey building has Hazel with dormice, and the third building features Blackthorn with Black hairstreak butterflies.

Oxford North site
Commissioned to create internal and external art work

English oak - Quercus Robur
EXTERNAL COPPER PLAQUE
A sketch, then a detailed pen and ink drawing. Detail had to be kept very basic due to the acid etching process

Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
EXTERNAL COPPER PLAQUE
The challenge with this drawing was to depict the tiny details of the whole plant with the demands of the manufacturing process

Dormouse - Muscardinus avellanarius
DETAIL FROM INTERNAL SIGNAGE
Detail from the hazel drawing. I chose the dormouse as it is native to Britain, and a threatened species

Yellow flag iris - Iris pseudacorus
EXTERNAL COPPER PLAQUE
All the plants were drawn from live specimens, studied on Boars Hill, Oxford

Dormouse - Muscardinus avellanarius
DETAIL FROM INTERNAL SIGNAGE
The client chose Hazel for one building as it is included in the new woodland area planting. Dormice have been recorded in Oxfordshire, but require an increase in suitable habitat to flourish.
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