My painting to feature at Pembrokeshire Art Trail exhibition opening i

My coastal landscape painting, 'Above The Petrel Station', will feature at a new art exhibition launching the annual Pembrokeshire Art Trail in May.

Above the petrel station, oil on canvas, 61 x 45 cm

‘Above The Petrel Station’ was inspired by a week-long painting trip to the tiny Pembrokeshire island of Skokholm, home to thousands of other seabirds. 'The Petrel Station' is the nickname for a concealed cliffside breeding site and monitoring station, managed by island wardens to record the behaviour and health of the population.

I loved seeing the birds, but most striking of all was the richness of colours and textures on the island. The unreal dusky pink ancient red sandstone, the bright orange of the lichen that clings to it, and the deep teal of the sea. It was all spectacular.

The group exhibition will show works by artists and makers on this year's Art Trail. It opens on Saturday, 23rd May, at the West Wales Arts Centre at Peppers in Fishguard.

As a North Pembrokeshire Open Studios artist, I will open my studio for the Art Trail from 22nd August to 6th September and exhibit in two supporting group exhibitions at West Wales Arts Centre at Peppers in Fishguard, 23rd May to 6th June and 15th August to 5th September.

Visitors to the Art Trail, now in its 9th year, can look forward to an inspirational fortnight of art in the beautiful Pembrokeshire countryside. A new mobile app will launch this spring to provide full venue details on over 55 artists and makers, and the printed guide will be locally available from early summer.