Fine Art Blog

Category: Collections

  • Artist Sarah Jane Szikora new art

    Good news Szikora fans!!! More new art from Sarah Jane Szikora, one of the UK’s best loved humorous artists!!


    ‘Ladies Wot Lunch’ by Sara Jane Szikora
    (limited edition paper print & box canvas)

    Yes, more gingerbread people, more fat ladies and more crazy humour is in store for you!!


    ‘Rude Food’ by Sara Jane Szikora
    (limited edition paper print & box canvas)

    “Rude Food”, Szikora’s new gingerbread piece, we are expecting to be extremely popular. In fact it might even be a sell-out within weeks!! As Sarah has a massive fan base who follow her gingerbread art specifically! I love her crazy imagination & would love to know what goes on inside her mind for a day! A pole dancing gingerbread lady;) honestly…


    ‘Home Sweet Home’ by Sara Jane Szikora
    (limited edition paper print & box canvas)

    As well as this piece we have “Home Sweet Home” where we have a family; a gingerbread man and a chocolate bunny! And they have some mixed-race children. That is to say, the children are gingerbread with *ahem* bunny ears and a bunny tail!!! Szikora will never cease to amaze us I’m sure!


    ‘Blushin’ Dolls’ by Sara Jane Szikora
    (limited edition paper print & box canvas)

    I don’t want to bore you with descriptions of her art when you can see it for yourselves but you really must see it, her sense of humour is amazing, if a little nefarious at times. Blushing Dolls is really amusing once you realise what’s so funny about it. For me, it took several glances at the picture until I clocked it!


    ‘Pet Grooming’ by Sara Jane Szikora
    (limited edition paper print)

    Links:
    The Story Of The Gingerbread Man
    What is a Russian Doll?

    Thanks

    Vicki

  • Artist Caroline Shotton has released some new artwork

    Exciting news Caroline Shotton fans! She has released some new art again!

    These pieces available to preorder until the end of March/beginning of April when the art will be officially released but by this time some of the pieces will have already sold out!! That’s how hot Caroline Shotton is right now.


    ‘Hoof Hearted’ by Caroline Shotton
    (Limited edition box canvas)

    There are five new pieces, some following on from previous popular themes and colours; all have humorous titles, like all of Caroline’s previous limited editions.


    ‘On The Mooove’ by Caroline Shotton
    (Limited edition box canvas)

    We expect ‘On the Mooove’ to be very popular as it themed similarly to previous releases “Handle With Care” and “Special Delivery” which sold out very quickly indeed. Also ‘So In Love With Moo’ has the same colour themes (red) as “I Give My Heart To Moo” and her four Autumn 2008 releases including “Moo Too” & “Two & A Calf” we expect it to be just as popular!


    ‘So In Love With Moo’ by Caroline Shotton
    (Limited edition box canvas)

    Caroline’s art has been ridiculed by art critics in the past & yet she continues to show that the opinion of the art buying public & not theirs is paramount. Kind hearted, she has previously released art for charity and today most of her art sells out within weeks of publication.


    ‘Sh*t Happens’ by Caroline Shotton
    (Limited edition box canvas)

    I believe it is the mixture of her signature endearing cows, humorous titles & all her limited editions being hand-embellished (making them as close as possible to the original) that make her art so unique and collectable with the British public. Added to the fact that we Brits have a natural affinity to the countryside and to the idyllic image of the English countryside that the diary cow is part of.


    ‘Girls Night Out’ by Caroline Shotton
    (Limited edition box canvas)

    Thanks

    Vicki

    Links:
    How to paint a cow
    Video about the Super Cow

  • Artist Lorenzo Quinn Must be very ‘handy’ to have around!

    European sculptor Lorenzo Quinn is currently one of the nation’s most popular sculpture artists. His latest releases, simply called the ‘Resin Collection,’ feature the theme of hands. Lorenzo’s decision on this was based on his belief that sculptures are made to be ‘touched’ & hands are very emotive & can represent many different and opposing emotions.


    ‘I Give You My Soul’ by Lorenzo Quinn
    (Limited edition bronze resin sculpture)

    The sculpture above is very emotive, the butterfly represents the soul being given away, the hands are releasing it, or gently capturing it. The hands are so well sculpted they look almost real, and I could imagine having this piece on a windowsill where light would shine through and make the colours on the butterfly change as you pass by.


    ‘First Love by’ Lorenzo Quinn
    (Limited edition bronze resin sculpture)

    ‘First Love’ reminds us simply of our first love. Lorenzo created this to show the delicate balance of emotions and how easily one could topple the rest. I think it is brilliant how he has made the sculpture look so poised and balanced.


    ‘Creation’ by Lorenzo Quinn
    (Limited edition bronze resin sculpture)

    I love this piece because the egg is something very symbolic. To some it may represent fertility, or of the age old question of which came first: the chicken or the egg? The hands inside make me think of the first contact of parent and child & there are so many other different meanings a viewer could conjure up while admiring this piece. This is such an emotive piece and the idea of it is beautiful.

    A little known fact aboue Lorenzo Quinn is that his collector base is not exclusive to the UK or Europe, as he exhibits his art in 5 different continents, which shows his exceptional talent to break into so many markets.

    The other pieces not featured that are also in the collection are: ‘Eternum’ ‘Give & Take III’ (Bronze and Silver plated versions) ‘Decisions’ & ‘Trust’

    Links:

    Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
    How to sculpt hands

    Thanks

    Vicki

  • Doug Hyde News – artist has painted the New ‘Time Of My Life’ collection

    This March 2010 sees the release of Doug Hyde’s 6th major collection & it’s called the ‘Time Of My Life Collection.’


    Click above to view the new ‘Time Of My Life Collection’ (his 6th)

    When the images are released, the above link will be updated with images & rest assured you will then be some of the first to see them in all their glory!!!

    The set features: 4 sculpture, 5 limited edition prints, a set of 6 miniature prints & for the first time ever Doug has released a painting on glass & it looks amazing!

    If you are interested the following pictures are also clickable and will show you the 5 previous Doug Hyde collections:


    ‘Beware Of The Dog’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘The Hyde Experience’ (his 1st)



    ‘One In A Million’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘The Smile Collection’ (his 2nd)



    ‘Secret Garden’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful Collection’ (his 3rd)



    ‘A Great Night In’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘Yours Truly Collection’ (his 4th)



    ‘One From The Heart’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘One From The Heart Collection’ (his 5th)



    ‘Summer Holiday’ limited edition by Doug Hyde
    Click above to view the ‘Time Of My Life Collection’ (his 6th)


    I was lucky enough to attend the previews of these new releases and they are set to be his most coloured and fun packed yet, as usual with any of the top UK artists, we recommend ordering/ pre-ordering early as these limited editions will go very quickly indeed.

    Thank you

    James

    Links:
    Introduction to naive art
    What is naive art?
    Assocation of British Naive Artists