Royal Ulster Academy Annual Show

I was very chuffed that my work 'Irish Lights' was selected for this years Royal Ulster Academy annual exhibition.  It's up in the Ulster Museum at the moment and you can see the exhibition until the start of January.  Even more exciting that being picked to be in the exhibition is the fact that my book has been sold!  I couldn't believe it when my mum phoned me to say she'd seen a red dot by my piece when she was in looking around the exhibition.  Woohoo! There is no other word for it really.

Detail of the book

Another close up

How the book is displayed in the exhibition.

Cheesy pick of me at the opening of the exhibition with someone looking through my book in the background!

Exhibition...

I'll be part of an exhibition, along with my mum and sister, opening this Saturday from 11 - 1 in Killyleagh library.  Everyone's welcome the opening so do come along if you can.  There will be refreshments, including a glass of wine if you fancy it!  The exhibition runs to the 28th June.

Shop Update....

I have finally gotten round to taking photographs of some of my new prints and have now got them up on the shop.  Do take a look.....

You can also buy them in person at the Yard Gallery in Holywood.

All at Sea talk at PRONI

Yesterday I went to a talk at the new Public Records Office building down in the Titanic Quarter.  It was a lovely sunny day (if a little cold when the wind blew) so I took some photos on my walk there….



some lovely cherry blossom



a not too wonky looking Albert Clock



The big fish



These trees were outside the odyssey.  There’s loads of them, I suspect the really bad winter at the end of 2010 probably finished them off!



The new titanic building.



The giant titanic kit sculpture



The new PRONI offices down in the Titanic Quarter.  The talk was called ‘All at Sea’ and was about all the different maritime records that they have in their archives.  It was very interesting and not entirely Titanic related.

It was the first time I’d been in the new building, there are some lovely art works in the foyer.



This ceramic piece is by Felicity Straker Graham.  The shelving reminds me of the displays at the British Museum in London.



Detail of the ceramic piece.



This piece is by Rita Dufy, sorry about all the reflections but it’s right beside the door and it really was an incredibly sunny day as proved by this next picture…



And finally a quick snap of the very pretty alley way beside the Duke of York, pity I didn’t have time for a sunny pint!