Category Archives: Photography

photo’s of studio, exhibitions etc

A Quick Update and Major Life Changes

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Simon Tolhurst

I thought I’d give a quick update to my rather overdue blog, quite a lot has happened since my last post and although I’ve been posting new work on Facebook and Twitter, my WordPress has been slightly neglected. For those … Continue reading →

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Goodbye in 2012 and recent drawings.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Simon Tolhurst

When I leave it for a long period between posts on my blog I often find that it’s hard to summarise everything that’s occurred in the meantime and although I haven’t had a great deal to shout about, the second … Continue reading →

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“Stay Blessed!” Still Life, working in series and Fish meets Cat

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Simon Tolhurst

It’s been several weeks since my last post during which time I’ve been lucky to have had quite a lot of people come to pose, it’s always great to have someone who is patient and interested enough to come and … Continue reading →

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New year 2012 and back to the drawing board!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Simon Tolhurst

We’re almost at the end of January and after a great break over the festive period and New Year (which already seems a long time ago, happy Chinese new year is more appropriate now!) I’ve gone back to the drawing … Continue reading →

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Latest laminate piece “La Belle Noiseuse, (I do not love you…)” finished!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Simon Tolhurst

It’s been a long time in the making (see earlier post) but my latest laminate piece is now finished! “La Belle Noiseuse, (I do not love you…)” is based on several paintings and drawings dating from 2007/8 and the poem … Continue reading →

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First photo’s of new laminate and Hello to the old Studio!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Simon Tolhurst

I’ve finally managed to take some photo’s of my new laminate artwork that I’ve been planning and working on for a long, long time. The original images date from 2007/8 and I’ve had the composition worked out for quite a … Continue reading →

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Drawings at the Hawthorn Gallery and hello Spring!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Simon Tolhurst

    I’m very pleased to announce that some of my work is now available at the Hawthorn Gallery in my home town of Stalybridge! Thank you very much to Ian from the gallery for selecting them and please do … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Flat, New Life

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Simon Tolhurst

After a disastrous end to 2010, culminating in an end of year relocation which couldn’t have been more “Nightmare before Christmas” had Tim Burton directed it, I’m glad to see the end of the old year and to start 2011 … Continue reading →

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A Year in a blogpost: Art, travel and fish!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Simon Tolhurst

Actually it’s a little over a year but here’s a brief summary of my art related news in the time between my last post on msn and now. It’s always nice to see work reproduced in print and so it … Continue reading →

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Hello world! 1st post on WordPress

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Simon Tolhurst

I’ve taken the chance to migrate my blog from Microsoft’s MSN Spaces to WordPress and I’m hopeful that this move will allow me to restore my images to my blog and post new ones! It’s been more than 12 months … Continue reading →

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