Fine Art Blog

Category: New Releases

  • Artist Paul James – Where Urban Meets Farmyard!!!

    Paul James was born and raised in Leicestershire, where he grew up with a natural talent for art. Encouraged by his parents, he progressed artistically & with the advice of his school teachers, went on to art college to study graphic design. Paul did not complete his course & instead began to sell paintings of vintage cars and neighbours pets…more on his artistic journey in a later post!


    ‘Up The Swanee’
    limited edition on paper & canvas by Paul James

    You may be surprised to hear that Paul James is also a self-taught artist, as he is so incredibly talented you may not necessarily link those two statements! Paul is known for his very realistic, almost photgraphic looking paintings of animals and landscapes. His artworks have gained him a big following in both the UK and overseas such as the USA & Ireland to name but two and it is not hard to see why. His uncanny ability to paint animals in fascinating detail and capture amusing poses & expressions has endeared him to the public.


    ‘Dave’
    limited edition on paper & canvas by Paul James

    Paul has had the amazing success and honour of being published by not one, but several different publishing houses during his career, which just goes to show his continuing popularity and the first class art he is producing. His art takes a great deal of time to paint & we can see this in his great attention to detail, the subtle colours in the animal’s coats & the way you can see each separate animal hair in places!


    ‘Kred Gordon’
    limited edition on paper & canvas by Paul James

    A little known fact about Paul is that he is also a very talented musician and composer, he has even released a CD of his music, as well as performing for live audiences. Now that is what I call multi-talented! Although, it would not be hard to guess that Paul is an artist of many talents due to the versatility of his art, the fact that he can paint a serious picture of a landscape on the one hand and then a humorous animal the next.

    Paul was previously published by Washington Green Fine Art publishers. New For Winter 2010 Paul is now being published/distributed by Demontfort Fine Art publishers…again we will have more on this in a future post!

    Thank you

    Jessica

    Links:

    Heres some tips on how to paint animals

    Click here to view animal painting demonstrations

  • Rolf Harris – New Collection for 2010 – ‘A Life In Art’

    How apt that it should have such a title as this: ‘A Life In Art’ no artist has done more to capture the great British Public’s attention over the years with art than him.

    From the 60s right throughout the 2000s and beyond, he has been a stalwart of British TV, from Rolf’s Cartoon club to the much loved Animal Hospital!


    (‘Self Portrait – A Life In Art’ limited edition paper and canvas print)

    Rolf’s desire to paint is clearly as strong as ever and on a personal note, I believe the images that are being published as limited editions are getting stronger and stronger as the years pass.

    His love of Elvis Presley also reappears in this new collection, & ‘Elvis Entertains’ shows the king at work during his 1968 comeback. No doubt Rolf wanted to get up there and do his ‘jeg the peg’ (jake the peg) routine lol!


    (‘Elvis Entertains’ limited edition paper and canvas print)

    Anyhow here is all the image information for all you art lovers:

    Trust – Paper Giclee 11 x 16 inches 195 -£495.00 Framed
    Trust – Canvas Giclee On Board 14 x 21 inches 195 -£595.00 Framed
    Trucks At The Old Barn – Paper Lithograph 14.5 x 8.5 inches 195 -£395.00 Framed
    The Sun Has Set On Venice – Paper Giclee 24 x 16 inches 195 -£750.00 Framed
    The Sun Has Set On Venice – Canvas Giclee On Board 30 x 20 inches 195 -£875.00 Framed
    Snow On Marshy Ground – Paper Giclee 30 x 15 inches 195 -£775.00 Framed
    Snow On Marshy Ground – Canvas Giclee On Board 40 x 20 inches 195 -£925.00 Framed
    Sketch Club CONTEMPLATION – Paper Lithograph 9 x 12 inches 195 –£295.00 Framed
    Sketch Club CONCENTRATION – Paper Lithograph 9 x 12 inches 195 -£295.00 Framed
    Self Portrait, A Life In Art – Paper Giclee 11 x 14 inches 195 -£495.00 Framed
    Self Portrait, A Life In Art – Canvas Giclee On Board 17 x 22 inches 195 -£595.00 Framed
    Road To Paradise Valley – Canvas Giclee On Board 49 x 19 inches 195 -£1,225.00 Framed
    Mist On The Thames – Paper Giclee 32 x 12 inches 195 -£750.00 Framed
    Mist On The Thames – Canvas Giclee On Board 41 x 15 inches 195 -£875.00 Framed
    Mending The Nets – Paper Giclee 18 x 14 inches 195 -£625.00 Framed
    Mending The Nets – Canvas Giclee On Board 24 x 18 inches 195 -£750.00 Framed
    Intuition – Deluxe Sculpture TBC 95 -£2,500.00 Bronze
    Intuition – Sculpture 12 x 10 inches 595 -£995.00 Bronze
    A Life In Art Book (2 LE Prints & Original Sketch) Book 260 page full colour TBC -£495.00 Book
    A Life In Art Book (& 2 LE Prints) Book 260 page full colour 1950 -£295.00 Book
    A Life In Art Book – Standard Book 260 page full colour Open -£55.00 Book
    Marina, Storm Clouds – Paper Giclee 20 x 14 inches 195 -£650.00 Framed
    Marina, Storm Clouds – Canvas Giclee On Board 25 x 18 inches 195 -£750.00 Framed
    Fishermen By Moonlight – Paper Giclee 15 x 21 inches 195 -£595.00 Framed
    Fishermen By Moonlight – Canvas Giclee On Board 17 x 24 inches 195 -£695.00 Framed
    Fire Escape – Paper Giclee 22 x 18 inches 195 -£750.00 Framed
    Fire Escape – Canvas Giclee On Board 27 x 22 inches 195 -£875.00 Framed
    Elvis Entertains – Paper Giclee 24 x 17 195 -£750.00 Framed
    Elvis Entertains – Canvas Giclee On Board 30 x 22 195 -£875.00 Framed
    Dry Country – Canvas Giclee On Board 44 x 27 inches 195 -£1,295.00 Framed
    Bush Sunset – Canvas Giclee On Board 40 x 28 inches 195 -£1,225.00 Framed
    A Much Loved Reminder Of Australia – Paper Lithograph 29 x 20 inches 195 -£795.00 Framed

    & for all your people who cant wait any longer to see Rolf, we give you a link to his ‘jeg the peg’ (jake the peg)…2006 Comeback 🙂

    thank you

    Steve

    Links:

    Rolf does Jake The Peg

  • Doug Hyde News – Sneak peak of one of his upcoming Limited Edition releases

    A super quickie today, we wanted to bring you a sneak peak of one of the latest Doug Hyde new releases which are being released within the first 2 weeks of September 2010:


    Happy Campers by Doug Hyde
    (limited edition on paper)

    The title is yet unknown however it loveable image of one of Doug’s characters in a tent, with his trusted dog asleep next to him and a lantern throwing light on them, a wonderful piece

    thank you

    James

    Links:
    How to go camping
    Find a UK campsite

  • Timmy Mallett celebrates ‘The Railway Children’ – film’s 40th Birthday

    To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ‘The Railway Children’ film adaptation, Timmy Mallett has painted & released three brand new limited editions prints in Timmy’s classic painting style:

    Timmy stands proudly with his paintings

    As well as having Timmy’s signature style there is also something special about these pieces. As normal each limited editions is signed by Mallett ….AND AMAZINGLY each is also signed by 3 stars from the film – Bernard Cribbins, Jenny Agutter and Sally Thomsett! So these pieces are an absolute must have for anyone who loves one of Britain’s all time favourite children’s films!

    This is a real opportunity to invest in something that you loved during your childhood or to be part of this celebration. Perhaps you are new to this film or Edith Nesbitt’s original book?


    ‘Send Our Love To Father’ by Timmy Mallet
    (available as an on paper or canvas limited edition)

    The editions of these pictures are very low – only 50 Canvas and 100 paper limited editions have been produced & this is going to heighten demand and increase dramatically the collectability of this range.


    ‘Saved By Red Petticoats’ by Timmy Mallett
    aka: ‘Saved by Red Petticoats’
    (available as an on paper or canvas limited edition)


    ‘Oak Worth’ by Timmy Mallett
    (available as an on paper or canvas limited edition)

    Thanks

    James

    Links:
    Timmy Mallet Interview Part 1
    Timmy Mallet Interview Part 2
    Timmy’s Official Website