Introduction
Having taken up Canal Art many years ago, I found there are only so many times you can give work away as presents without people getting feed up with it. So if the hobby was to continue, the question was, what do I do with the work and how can I continue to finance the hobby? The answer was to try selling a few items at Craft Shows but that become a catch 22 situation as I need to keep painting to provide enough variety of work to put into a show. Success at Craft Shows is rather up & down and its rare to get back what you have put in if you were to take account of the time spent on painting each item.
My Canal Art work and Photographs can be seen and purchased at a number of Craft Shows in the Essex area, throughout the year.
I apply Canal Art decoration to a variety of items and in most cases the design is unique to that particular item. As photography has interested me for many years I also take a variety of photographic prints and A5 greeting cards to Shows.

Shows & Dates for 2025
Saturday 19th July 2025 - Southminster Flower & Fun Dog Show. 10am to 3pm. Southminster Playing Field
Event organised by Dengie Hundred Horticultural Society.
Saturday 20th September 2025 - Simply Events Craft Show Dunmow. 10am to 4pm. Foakes Hall, 47 Stortford Road, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1DG

Saturday 18th October 2025 - Simply Events Christmas Craft Market 10am to 4pm. The Venture Centre 2000, Bromley Road, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex. CO11 2JE

Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2025 - Annual Arts & Crafts Fair. 11am - 4pm. Champions Manor Hall, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 5LJ
Saturday 22nd November 2025 - Christmas Craft and Gift Fayre. 10 am to 4 pm. South Hanningfield Village Hall. South Hanningfield Road, South Hanningfield, Essex. CM3 8HL Organised by the South Hanningfield Village Hall.

Saturday 15th November 2025 - Blackmore Christmas Market. 10 am to 3 pm. St Laurence Church, Church Street, Blackmore. CM4 0RN
Lotus Cottage
Some of my painted items can be found at Lotus Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk. CO10 9HZ
