Art News and Views

Every year we like to tell you who has won our 'Little Acorns' Top Sellers Award, in other words, who has sold the most pieces in the last twelve months... and now the results are in if a tad later than normal!!  ARTISTS In FIRST Place:  Danny Abrahams In SECOND Place: Mackenzie Thorpe  In THIRD Place: Marie Louise Wrightson In FOURTH Place: Kerry Darlington In FIFTH Place: Andrei Protsouk   Due to the popularity of Sculpture, we have added these to our  'Little Acorns' Top Sellers Award, in other words, who has sold the most sculptures in the last twelve months... and the...

There are few in this world who haven’t taken those tentative steps into Diagon Alley, who haven’t wished so hard to be able to run at the wall on Platform 9 ¾ and find themselves beside the magnificent Hogwarts Express with it’s steam billowing out amid the chaos of a new term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry… so bring your owl, your cat or your rat and follow us… into this incredible, magical collection, created and produced under the watchful eye of Warner Brothers…this incredible Collectors Set is something you don’t want to miss! The artist is someone...

Born 1964 Born in Liverpool. I was in the Pompidou centre in Paris, the huge modern art museum that is famous across the world and I was taking in all the exhibits and displays when I came across an empty exhibition room. I walked to the centre of the room and placed my plastic bag on the floor with my can of Pepsi by the side and then stood away.   It was fascinating to see what then happened with twelve people coming into the room within a ten minute period... three walked straight out in disbelief, however the remaining people...

Every year we like to tell you who has won our 'Little Acorns' Top Sellers Award, in other words, who has sold the most pieces in the last twelve months... and now the results are in:  In FIRST Place:  Danny Abrahams Yorkshire artist Danny Abrahams has continued to go from strength to strength with his heart-warming paintings of peace, love and family time. In these trying times his works bring much happiness and with a growing collection of limited edition works too, there is something for every pocket... oOo  In SECOND Place:  Kealey Farmer The lovely Kealey Farmer puts her heart and...

From Cult Pop Art To Alice in Wonderland I studied fine art at Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art in Dundee, gaining a BA (Hons) and eventually a Master of Fine Art Degree in 2006. ‘This four year period counts as some of the best years of my life, I simply loved being surrounded by so much creativity and new ideas.’ My Final MFA Degree show proved a huge success and I picked up five galleries from my degree show, which started me off as a professional full time artist, working with gallery's across the UK. I consider myself to...