When I first painted “Loved Into a New Hope,” I was in the early days of pursuing art full time. Life felt wide open with possibility, but also uncertain in its shape — a season of stepping into the unknown with expectancy. I never imagined that painting would soon be hanging in one of Chelsea’s most historic galleries.
I’m delighted that my impressionistic oil painting was selected for Green & Stone of Chelsea’s prestigious Summer Exhibition, one of London's historic art galleries, curated this year by William Packer — Honorary Fellow at the RCA and leading art critic for the Financial Times.
Loved Into a New Hope captures the way a sunset holds both an ending and a beginning. Its colours echo that rising sense of hope in the chest - a fullness that steadies you, even when the path ahead is unclear. In its glow lives a the reassurance that even without all the answers, there is beauty in beginning again.
That sense of newness and possibility made it especially meaningful to see the painting selected for the Green & Stone exhibition, a gallery that has been a cornerstone of Chelsea’s art scene since 1927. For nearly a century, it has supported both emerging and established artists, making it one of London’s most respected galleries.
While Loved Into a New Hope found its forever home during the exhibition, I’d love to invite you to explore my current collection of contemporary oil paintings - works that continue to reflect my journey with light, colour, and the landscapes of hope - available online from my studio and in my galleries.
Every painting is part of my ongoing journey, and I’m so glad to share it with you. If you’d like to hear about new paintings, exhibitions, and workshops, you’re very welcome to join my Artletter here >
