Art News and Views

John & I first met James in 2011 after he approached us about selling his quirky colourful limited edition prints of landmarks in York and the North East. He used his middle name ‘Rayford’ to sign his work. There were a few local places to buy Rayford’s work and he would also take a stall at the annual ‘Made in Yorkshire’ event held in York city centre. The prints were very popular, especially given their size and affordable pricing. As time passed we were able to introduce James to Buckingham Fine Art Publishing. They loved his quirky style and quickly...

In November 2017 we were priviledged to welcome renowned artist Andrei Protsouk to the The Acorn Gallery. It was a visit we had long anticipated and the entire gallery was given over to an incredible exhibition of works! Here's what Andrei has to say :)    "The Acorn Gallery is a cozy two story venue that is in the heart of downtown Pocklington. Although, there is not much I can say about Pocklington since we only spent one night there but judging from their high street and neighbouring roads, it seems like a quaint town with nice boutique retail stores....

And the Winner is... 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... the results are in:  IN FIRST PLACE: DANNY ABRAHAMS  Danny has had another phenomenal year here at The Acorn Gallery! His exhibition in November was a great success and every week we are finding people who are just discovering his work for the first time! Danny is going from strength to strength and as one of his top selling galleries we are very proud to support him...

10 years ago when we opened the Acorn Gallery we knew we needed a website. We found a suitable hosting platform and we built it. It was easy!For 10 years our website has served us well. We have had fantastic feedback week in and week out. Our customers have always said that they love how simple our website is. It is quick to load, it has nice clear images and 'it does what it says on the tin'. With regular feedback like this it was a very difficult decision for us to make when we finally came to the conclusion that we needed a new website.'But...

And Hera she is! The beautiful and visually stunning 'Bird of Hera' by Kerry Darlington! Hera is the goddess of marriage, fertility, childbirth and love and is often depicted as a peacock so the main colours in this piece are gorgeous blues, greens and purples.  This piece is now sold out so we are down to our last one in this edition of 195 pieces! Click the image for more details or call Diane on 01759 307652 :)