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  • Steven Townsend Dog Art news – ‘Tribute To Moses’ & ‘Monty’

    Better late than never, we finally have a few words from UK artist Steven Townsend about last years highly successful limited edition print: ‘Tribute to Moses’ – Published Sep 2008.


    (Limited edition print: ‘Tribute To Moses’)

    “This is the new dog from Steven Townsend called ‘Tribute To Moses.’ I am sure no one is going to argue about how handsome a dog Moses is and therefore I do not need to say much more about this really beautiful, friendly natured Black Labrador.

    He is four years old, born 26th May 2004 and is the half brother to Monty.(also featured in his own limited print called ‘Monty.’) Both have the same mother, Bif a Field Trial Champion, owned and trained by Jim Swindlehurst.

    That is why the 2 pictures Monty & Tribute To Moses go so well together, they really complement each other. Both Monty & Moses are working dogs and are owned and trained by the same owner, David Lloyd, although he does admit that they are also family pets.

    Why Tribute to Moses? Well he was named after the owners father Moses, who passed away some 16 years ago. He had a real love for dogs and through out his life had many working dogs including Labradors so it seems a fitting title.”


    (Limited edition print: ‘Monty’)

    I hope you receive lots of pleasure from Steven latest labrador piece, once again please remember these are limited editions taken from a painting, not a photo! Steven paints in a photo realistic style!

    thanks

    Russell

    Links:
    http://www.thegundogclub.co.uk/
    http://www.thelabradorretrieverclub.com/

  • Sarah Jane Szikora News – ‘The Merry Widow’ & her gingerbread man new boyfriend!

    One of my personal favourites from the new release limited edition prints, by Sarah Jane Szikora, is this one:


    (‘The Merry Widow’)

    ‘The Merry Widow,’ is a lovely happy image, reminiscent of the big hollywood musical movies of years gone by, I think we are in the finale of a great number, im sure of it!

    I love the fact that nearly the whole ‘set’ is made of sweets! from jelly babies as the supporting cast, to lolly pops in the middle and even the plinth the gingerbread man & the ‘fat’ lady are standing on appears to be marshmallow, yum!

    We wrote previously that there are meanings to each of Sarah’s picture and in this one, we have been reliably informed that this represents the end of Szikora’s ‘marriage’ as she is now out of contract with her previous publisher and is now a ‘Merry Widow’ which I think is a brilliant pun.

    And we have her new gingerbread man ‘boyfriend’ who is happy to dance with her and accompany her in the ‘closing number’ of this big hollywood musical!

    Thank you

    Emily

    Links for classic Hollywood Musicals:
    http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-28-2005-66376.asp
    http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com/
    http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/musichall/musicals.htm

  • Artist Steven Townsend – New Release ‘Tommy’ for 2009

    We finally have some words from Steven Townsend & his family about the background of his new limited edition print: ‘Tommy’ and a little bit about the dog and why he was chosen to be painted.


    (Limited edition print: ‘Tommy’)

    “Tommy was named after our 2nd grandson who was the first baby in the UK to be born on Remembrance Day 2008. He is called Tommy in honour of the First World War Veterans. Steven finished the painting on the same day and so it seemed fitting to call it Tommy.

    Tommy is in fact Victor, a 1 year old Collie that is already showing great potential in the trialing world but what is more important to Steven is the fact that the dog is very photogenic hence it is one of the very few dogs that Steven has painted twice.”


    (Limited edition print: ‘Victor’)

    Victor was of course the same dog from the very successful limited edition print of the same name, released May 2008 and featured a head and shoulder study. Steven also tells us that the dog has a lovely temperament and he hopes this comes through in the painting.

    As always we have to point out that the 2 pictures here are in fact paintings and not photographs, Steven’s amazing talent allows him to produce near photorealistic paintings!

    Thank you

    James

  • Govinder Nazran News – New sculpture for spring 2009 ‘Lean On Me’

    We are pleased to announce the first in what may possibly be a range of tribute/posthumous limited edition pieces by Govinder Nazran, released by Washington Green publishers.


    (above: ‘Lean On Me’ sculpture)

    These 2 cats, together form ‘Lean On me’ the first ever stainless steel sculpture by Govinder.

    Stunning, this piece is a fitting continuation of Govinder’s published work:

    ‘Immortal, immaculate and invincible’ are the words that come to mind when you see this piece in person, a fitting tribute to the man and his artwork.

    Thank you

    James