by Elspeth Edmondson | Jul 9, 2018 | Events, News, Story
Tommy Lennartsson is a contemporary visual artist from Sweden. His innovative art capture the viewers’ imagination by featuring abstract characters. Tommy’s depictions of figures, patterns and shapes reveal new aspects to ordinary objects, as he experiments with...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jun 29, 2018 | Events, News, Story
The Whisper Gallery presents Summertime Showtime and the gallery is awash with colour, design and wild ideas as for a brief moment, even briefer than summer itself, guest artists fill the walls with their work. Summertime Showtime includes contemporary works and...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jun 13, 2018 | Conversations, One To Watch, Story, Uncategorized
There’s a seemingly harmless stretch of water that separates mainland Scotland from Orkney. A sliver of innocent blue that lies between two jagged edges barely eight or ten miles apart at the narrowest point. But it’s a wild treacherous piece of water that, even when...
by Elspeth Edmondson | May 16, 2018 | Events, News, Story
Summertime, long before the dog days is an exciting time. There’s something in the air, something deliciously teasing. Like the anticipation of fresh new work from emerging artists and designers. There’s so much to discover, it just needs uncovering and we want you to...
by Elspeth Edmondson | May 10, 2018 | Events, News, Story
Explore your drawing skills in these Masterclasses in Portrait, Life & Still Life by Royal Society Portrait Painter Anthony Connolly. Anthony will introduce you to a variety of drawing & painting techniques and his workshops will explore traditional &...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Apr 26, 2018 | Artists, Gallery, Sculptors
Jocelyn McGregor strikes a discordant note using the fragmented female form. Material has suppressed qualities, aspects that we are not meant to see. They are facilitators for something else. Gravitating towards states of matter – crystallisation, extrusion,...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Mar 16, 2018 | News, One To Watch, Story
There you are, going along quite nicely, no particular needs or wants and then you see it. Out of the blue and out of the swirling, sweeping, gliding colours that cover the canvas. Colours that describe every mood you’ve ever had. It’s something that speaks to you as...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 30, 2018 | News, One To Watch, Story
If the heart was given hands to paint, then the result could be something by Abstract Expressionist, Marit Geraldine Bostad. Her work has the beauty of half remembered dreams, the plaintive mesmerism of whale song and a gorgeous, puzzling and enigmatic Joycean stream...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Dec 12, 2017 | News, One To Watch, Story
Some artists express themselves in rousing arpeggios and heart-rending arias. Some produce exquisite, exciting images with paint. Jewellery designer Chloe Lewis expresses herself primarily by transforming arctic narratives into sculptural jewellery. Using materials...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Nov 13, 2017 | Story
Lizzie Weir is a Fine Art Textile Designer, specialising in bespoke printed linen, producing designs that are original, hand printed and truly unique. The print runs are limited, giving the linen an exclusive and luxurious feel, focussing on concept, visual aesthetic...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Oct 11, 2017 | Conversations, One To Watch
Owen Normand is a Scottish figurative painter who trained at Edinburgh College of Art and is definitely a name to watch. He won the prestigious BP Portrait Award Young Artist Prize in 2013 and his painting ‘Das Berliner Zimmer’ was exhibited at the National Portrait...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Oct 5, 2017 | Events, Story
Known primarily for her often ethereal, always tactile work in porcelain, ceramicist Judith Davies has an intensely ‘touch, don’t touch’ quality. She has exhibited her ceramics for over thirty years both nationally and internationally. Her work is informed by specific...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Sep 22, 2017 | Conversations, Story
Gold. Silver. Precious stones. Men & women have lied for them, died for them. They have a mesmeric quality beyond rationality. Beauty that dazzles and addles the mind. But beauty that is well worth celebrating. And every year since 1327, The Worshipful company of...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Aug 2, 2017 | Conversations, News, Story
From North to South, David Hockney in Bradford and Alice Neel in London. I have visited two exhibitions in two different cities in the past week – the first of David Hockney’s work in the new dedicated space at Cartwright Hall in Bradford, and secondly the work...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Aug 2, 2017 | Events, News, Story
This Portrait Masterclass course introduces the intricacies of working from the model, not just for the technically minded, but also for those who are interested in a painter’s perspective on the role and importance of drawing from life. Working from models each...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jun 21, 2017 | Events, News, Story
This Life Masterclass course introduces the intricacies of working from the model, not just for the technically minded, but also for those who are interested in a painter’s perspective on the role and importance of drawing from life. Working from models each...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jun 7, 2017 | Conversations, News, One To Watch, Story
Showtime and show season is upon us once again, whether you’re just passionate about art or an aspiring collector, a trip to the Slade School of Art is the perfect place to spot emerging artists. For an institution that has launched such feted artists as diverse as...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Mar 16, 2017 | Conversations, Events, Story
Verona – Padua’s sophisticated, older sister – is only an hour away, so I considered it rude not to visit the Picasso exhibition one rainy Saturday afternoon. Who else loves rainy train journeys? And is it terrible that I was longing for a Starbucks? We headed along...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Feb 20, 2017 | Conversations, Events, One To Watch, Story
Over 650 students from the Bartlett School of Architecture will be exhibiting an incredible range of inventive, creative and visual work including models, drawings, films, multimedia installations and digital fabrications. This will be the first Summer Show to take...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 13, 2017 | Artists, Gallery
David Caldwell, elected member of the prestigious Royal Society of Portrait Painters works primarily in oils either on canvas or plywood panel and always paints directly from the subject. This engagement and sensation is vital for his work. He is interested in the...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 11, 2017 | Events, Story
Slade School one to watch artist Jocelyn McGregor strikes a discordant note using the fragmented female form. Material has suppressed qualities, aspects that we are not meant to see. They are facilitators for something else. Gravitating towards states of matter...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 11, 2017 | Designers, Gallery, Jewellers
Samuel Waterhouse’s SS Collection is redefining jewellery and silverware design. Based in Sheffield, designer Samuel Waterhouse found his affinity for jewellery making at an early age. Inspired by antiquity, Samuel aims to create simple yet contemporary jewellery and...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 7, 2017 | One To Watch, Story
Aphra Ellen, now based in Melbourne, describes her work as ‘wearable art form, inspiring playfulness and intrigue.’ As well as being a talented young jeweller she also has a first class Mathematics degree under her belt. Curious to learn more about her processes and...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Jan 7, 2017 | Conversations, Events, News, Story
Portrait, Life and Still Life Masterclasses are expert-led intensive workshops exploring traditional and contemporary methods including drawing, watercolour and oil painting. Explore your drawing skills in these Masterclasses in Portrait, Life and Still Life by Royal...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Dec 26, 2016 | Artists, Gallery
There is something exciting and intriguing about not being able to predict a result of something even though you’re in control entirely. One can employ printmaking craft skills and follow a tried and trusted process but if the materials vary even slightly and are not...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Dec 23, 2016 | Gallery, Jewellers
Working from her studio in the North of England, Christine Houghton has been making and building a collection of ‘artefacts’ for many years, including individual, hand-made jewellery and objects for the home. Inspired by Japanese objects described as Wabi Sabi, she...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Dec 23, 2016 | Artists, Ceramicists, Gallery
Making work is a slow process, for the touchstones, Davies uses just her fingers to pinch out two forms from porcelain that are then joined together. The intimacy of the hand’s touching is very pertinent here, Davies believes that touch is fundamental to the way we...
by Elspeth Edmondson | Dec 13, 2016 | Artists, Gallery
Anthony Connolly RP is a celebrated portrait painter and a member of the prestigious The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Anthony Connolly trained at Goldsmith’s College. He now lives with his family in Wiltshire. For several years he has exhibited at the Royal...
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