Held every two years, the Manchester Open Exhibition 2024 is the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester’s creative community and is free to visit from Friday 2 February - Sunday 28 April 2024. You can select a free day ticket (or a timed slot on the opening weekend) and you’ll have the opportunity to see 480 wonderful artworks created by artists living and working within Greater Manchester.

“Hold” - Hydrangea blooms in Winter (ink on paper, 22.86 x 30.48cm, £270) was chosen by the selection panel for display, and celebrates the resilience and fragility of common plants, as our climate shifts. The composition is deliberately cropped with negative space highlighting this imperfect specimen’s history. Pruned inconsistently and leaning towards the light, it is a fond reminder of rambling family gardens, rather than a traditional botanical depiction.

“Hold” will be available for sale via the exhibition and you are welcome to get in touch with me directly if you would like to enquire after the drawing: I will be happy to help.

Book your free ticket via the link below!

“Hold” - Hydrangea blooms in winter, ink on paper, 22.86 x 30.48cm

£270, inclusive of charcoal frame, anti-reflective Artglass and hanging fixings