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  • 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 Henderson Cisz, New style & New look for Autumn 2009

    One of the UK’s top artists continues to show why he is ahead of the field by producing a series of limited edition pictures, Shadows of the city I, II & III, which is more diverse than any of his previous work.


    (Shadows Of The City II by Henderson Cisz)

    Inspired by the dazzling lights of big cities, Cisz’s latest limited edition box canvases: the ‘Shadows Of The City’ range displays the hustle and bustle of city life through his unique eyes. His new use of soft grey tones contrasted with black and white, beautifully portrays a busy evening in some famous cities. Cisz claims also to be inspired by the effect weather has upon an urban landscape, especially the rain! He says that the rain creates its own shadows and reflections, but also changes the way people move, as they hunch their shoulders and move more defensively.


    (Shadows Of The City I by Henderson Cisz)

    He has also subtly used some very limited red in the pieces, from street signs to a London bus in the background. I believe these gorgeous pictures are more technically advanced than any Cisz artwork I have seen before, certainly he is imaginative in his new use of these grey tones! A very fresh way to appreciate Henderson Cisz’s artistic talent.


    (Shadows Of The City III by Henderson Cisz)

    thank you

    Mark
    Links:

    More On landscape art
    List of famous Cityscape artists

  • Artist Steven Binks at work on his latest limited editon print ‘Chasing The Past’

    Steven Binks latest limited edition print ‘Chasing The Past’ is very special indeed. Like many of his other vintage tractor & machinery art, this is yet another first! For the first time in Limited edition print format Steven has painted 3 unique combine harvesters together.


    (above Steven painting ‘Chasing The Past’)

    Steven sent us this photo some weeks ago & it shows him busy in the middle of painting ‘Chasing The Past’ as you can see, at this stage only the lead combine harvester, the Massey Harris 21 is present.

    Nearly forgot! The 3 combines featured are:
    -Massey Harris 21
    -Massey Ferguson 780 Special (Steven’s own combine, with him driving)
    -Massey Ferguson 500 (The combine used in his “60’s Harvest – No.2” Limited edition print)

    These photos offer an unprecedented insight into the artist’s painting technique as he is clearly working closely with numerous photographs he has taken of the combines.

    Steven Binks is a very unique talent indeed and he tells us that an ‘average’ (although no Binks painting could be called average!) takes 1 week full time, the problem is an artist as popular as Steven is very busy with other projects, appearances and setting up his next paintings…


    (Above is the original painting of ‘Chasing The Past’ near completion)

    …Steven tells us he likes to arrange for a tractor or a combine to literally be in the field at work & if he can to drive it himself during the shoot! and take photos of the machine, in preparation for starting his painting back at the studio.

    More to come soon

    Thank you

    John

    Useful Links:
    Massey Harris No.21
    Massey Ferguson 780 Special
    Massey Ferguson’s company homepage

  • Rolf Harris’s 80th Birthday celebrations, artwork & appearances – 30th March 2010

    We have just received word that there are some amazing, new, limited edition artwork by Rolf Harris in production and due for release next year to coincide with Rolf Harris’s 80th birthday celebrations on the 30th March 2010.

    Some of the team at www.fineartblog.co.uk recently had the pleasure of meeting Rolf at a Demont Fort Fine Art Publisher’s trade show event in Feb 2009.

    Dressed in jeans and a leather jacket he seemed to defy his years and looked very sprightly indeed for a man of his years

    I also hear there will be appearances by Rolf Harris in galleries across the UK and possibly a complete New ‘collection,’ his first in 4 years, coming as well.

    We are very excited and will bring you more news as we have it…I suggest all buyers get their invite and pre-orders in early, this will be massive.

    thank you

    Emily

    Links:
    Rolf Harris biography
    Rolf’s work at the National Museum of Oz