Twelve Pubs of the Mendip Hills

Inspiration

I have lived on the edge of the Mendip Hills all my life. During the lock downs I realised how much I missed going to great pubs. I decided to capture the special vibe of each of my favourite pubs. I visited one pub a month in 2022, sketching and painting each one in location, capturing the vibrancy of the location. Each one is hand picked by me, and there was clearly lots of research involved to get to this final list. This portfolio of work also features as a 2024 calendar with suggested walks and notes on each of the pubs. There are also postcards, prints and greeting cards available. Visit my shop.

Exhibition

Apart from the occasional commission from friends, I tend to paint for myself as a record of my travels. So this is a big moment to be exhibiting for the first time.

Thanks to Butcombe Pubs and Inns for supporting my work by giving me space at their brewery shop in Wrington, where I’m exhibiting my series of twelve pubs until the start of 2024. Butcombe Brewery produces over 170,000 pints a week and also manage hundreds of pubs across the south of England. Read more.