Fine Art Blog

Category: Art Styles

  • Paul Horton – ‘Love Is Life’ collection, New for Autumn 2009

    Often described as a unique storyteller, Paul Horton has recently released a new line of art work & within it you will see his trait for brightly coloured buildings, beside the seaside, continues!; as a mater of fact, released this time is a sculpture actually called ‘Beside the Sea’ which will bring a big smile to Horton fans.


    (Beside The Sea Sculpture by Paul Horton)

    His ingenious use of bright colours to create the weather-worn look to his seaside buildings captures the imaginations and fond memories of his fans who may remember family trips to the seaside as children.


    (Far Beyond Forever by Paul Horton)

    This piece depicts a couple standing in the foreground of a seaside street. At first glance, they may appear insignificant. However, they are looking out to sea with hopes and dreams for their future. Perhaps in this moment, they find all else insignificant?


    (Spellbound by Paul Horton)

    In this piece we see Gandalf is making potions at home. I love this picture because every time I look I see something new. There is also an owl in this picture. Possibly Hedwig from Harry Potter!! That’s probably why the cat looks so annoyed!


    (The Man Who No-One Knows by Paul Horton)

    Is he a sinister being? A man on his way home from work? Or is he a magician with a rabbit in his top hat? Who knows? That’s for you to decide! Let us know your thoughts!


    (Fragile Earth by Paul Horton)

    A very emotive piece depicting Noah’s Ark, of which Horton has previously painted in different situations. However, this piece is set in the North and South Poles to highlight the current issues of climate change. The Ark is shown to be there to rescue the animals from the melting ice caps.

    Thank you

    Vicki

    Links:
    British Seaside Resort of Cornwall
    British Seaside Resort of Blackpool
    BBC Climate Change News

    November 3, 2009

  • Artist Caroline Shotton’s Movin’ collection – she gets her butt ‘branded;

    Well that got your attention! The Caroline Shotton Moovin’ Tour/collection contains 8 funky box canvases and a new sculpture but she has now diversified into branded goods, knick knacks if you will!


    (Leather handbag & Leather purse by Caroline Shotton)

    We have 6 items to be exact: a Pill box, Key ring, Compact mirror, Bottle Stop, Leather Handbag & Leather Purse (& of course the new sculpture)

    What do you the public think of this? By the reaction to it, people have warmed to having some of Caroline Shotton’s ‘branded’ items. For one thing they are affordable momentums of Caroline’s work and for another, they are highly collectable in their own right.


    (‘I Love Moo’ Compact Mirror by Caroline Shotton)

    Many years ago some of the big publishing houses had the bright idea to bring out sculptures relating to a particular Limited Edition print, very often giving it the same name. I guess it follows that the time is right to add even more collectability to an artists’s name by moving into other products.


    (‘I Love Moo’ Key Ring by Caroline Shotton)

    If this is handled right and in a limited capacity, yes I know the key ring is a limited edition of 2000! but if they do this with a limited number of artists, a limited number of times, I think it will be highly successful addition to their range.


    (‘I Love Moo’ Pill Box by Caroline Shotton)

    There are people who have bought sculptures (e.g. one of Caroline’s) who have never bought a picture before but they end up buying one of her box canvases. In the same way some people might by a bottle stop, and then progress to buying her art, the Diamonds Are For Heifers is a brilliant example (see below)

    As they say on the compare the meerkat advert, simples!



    (above top, Diamonds Are For Heifers box canvas, & below is the new sculpture of the same name by Caroline Shotton)


    (‘I Love Moo’ Bottle Stop by Caroline Shotton)

    Links:
    The basics of ‘branding’
    Collectability in the toy market
    Weird article on a Nazi super cow breed

    Thank you

    James

  • Caroline Shotton’s ‘Dairy Milk’ – warning cow seen inside a Cadbury’s dairy milk bar bar & they are not Moovin’


    (‘Dairy Milk’ by Caroline Shotton)

    Well not quite! Oh my god we just did two jokes within 1 line of text that has to be a record for www.fineartblog.co.uk lol

    This is our first comment on the wonderful new collection by the nation’s favourite mooster, Caroline Shotton and it is called: Moovin’

    ‘Dairy Milk’ is the centrepiece of the new Moovin’ collection & it has one of Caroline’ s cows bursting out of a Cadbury’s dairy milk bar!

    Weird to think this is Caroline Shotton’s first attempt at associating her limited edition, cow box canvas’s with chocolate but think about it, you can’t have chocolate without milk, you can’t have milk without cows!


    (‘Kids’ by Caroline Shotton)

    We will have more for you on the Moovin’ collection very soon but for the moment ill leave you with the fact that there are:
    8 Box Canvas’s , 1 sculpture & 6 ‘branded’ goods featuring Shotton’s cows, from handbags to keyring in this fun and colourful collection.

    thank you

    Emily

    Links:
    A dynamic adventure into the dairy industry
    Ig Nobel prize for study showing cows with names produce more milk

  • Sarah Jane Szikora – a ‘Land Of Hope & Glory’ & a few Jelly Babies!

    Woo hoo! The 2 new Szikora images are now available to preorder
    And following on from our other post we now have the image of the jelly babies:


    (‘Land Of Hope & Glory’ by Sarah Jane Szikora)

    What can I say except what a wonderful painting and ‘sweet’ tribute to the diverse nation we live in here in the UK

    We wonderful ‘jelly baby’ people come to together under the very fruity banner of the Union Jack Flag: One Nation, One Flag, Many sweeties 🙂

    Here is the other image


    (‘Smarty Pants’ by Sarah Jane Szikora
    although you may see written as ‘Smartie Pants’)

    Enjoy these lovely new images:

    Both images available to buy as both an on paper Mounted piece (framing needed) and an on Box Canvas edition (framing unneeded)…will be sent to galleries in early October 2009

    Thank you

    Emily

    Links:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_baby
    Buy Jelly Babies online…super lazy
    Joke about a Jelly Baby & a Smartie!