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“Cave Paintings of our Time” Solo Exhibition
“Cave Paintings Of Our Time” is a powerful and highly original collection of paintings that has been described as a series of “unpredictable and mysterious mind fields, the cave paintings of our age…” Fernando Velazquez was the winner of the DorchesterARTS Open 2013 Exhibition Prize May 24th – 7th June 2014 Dorchester Arts Centre
Royal West Academy of Arts Open Exhibition

Royal West Academy of Arts 161st Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol November 2013 – January 2014. I am very pleased to have been selected to participate in this important exhibition. RWA website: “Once again, the Annual Open Exhibition at the RWA showcases the cream of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture selected and curated by […]
Book Cover for American writer Philip Minehan

I feel incredibly privileged to be asked to produce an image for Philip Minehan’s well received book. It has been a fascinating experience and a great honour… “Philip Minehan’s masterful and lucid comparative analysis is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the bloody mid-20th century civil wars in Spain, Yugoslavia and Greece, which influenced […]
Marshwood Vale Arts Awards 2013

Marshwood Vale Arts Awards 2013. I am very pleased to be one of the painters selected to exhibit in this wonderful exhibition. It is a privilege to show my work amongst such distinguished artists, particularly John Hubbard. It is also an honour for me to be one of the 3 winners of the painting category in this […]
Dorchester Arts Exhibition

I recently entered three paintings in the Dorchester Arts Open Exhibition 2013. I’m really pleased that all three have been selected for exhibition and one, Floating Stone (detail above), has been selected for the event publicity. I am also extremely happy to have received the Exhibition Prize, giving me the chance to produce a solo […]
New Painting for 2013

I have recently completed a large new oil painting (240 x 150cm). It is “Amida” a star maker, a figure that creates dust from chaos, from shapeless matter. The painting is now part of the Solterra Art Collection in Spain.
Pop Up Dorset Last Day

I travelled over to Portland for the last day of this year’s Pop Up Dorset. Great to chat to some of the visitors and meet some of the other artists. Here are a couple of images from the day. Incidentally “Mago” and “Veil” are now part of private collections in Spain. I was lucky enough to […]
Pop Up Dorset Exhibition

I’m really pleased to have two large oil paintings selected to show at the Pop Up Dorset summer 2012 exhibition. I’m also very proud that one of them, “Veil”, has been selected for the front cover of the exhibition catalogue. The other painting selected to show, is “Mago”. Both were painted this year and it’s […]