24th Mar 2024

Detailing Life: From Pencil Shavings to Wind Turbines


In this curated selection, we see equal attention paid to macro and micro. Stephen Todd’s Deep in Sleep (Offshore- North Sea) is a slow and contemplative image, displaying a vast expanse of ocean. Mottled light spreads across the image as figure and ground dissolve, become one. Yet Todd’s painting is not a straightforward landscape, giving weight and attention to detail the offshore wind farms at the heart of the image, it asks what role the ocean might play in a sustainable, better future. Contrasting the breadth of Todd’s image, is the up-close depiction of Rosemary Burn’s Pencil Shavings, giving new life to the quotidian. Discarded shavings from the drawing process become subject matter as we reflect on their sculptural curved form. In our latest selection, detail is key. Take and look and find an array of approaches, ideas, mediums and scales, all of which embrace the use of detail in the work.

26th Nov 2024

Christmas Wishlist: Chosen By Artists

We will share each Artists' Wishlist over the next few weeks on social media. You can see all the selected works below, with new works added each week...

14th Sep 2024

What Artists Like

Welcome What Artists Like, an artist-led series, created and edited by Masters Artist Nicola Wiltshire that shines a fresh light on the New Blood Art...

12th Sep 2024

Art Consultancy

We offer both art advisory and consultancy services, curating collections of original art for clients from our roster of emerging artists, as well as...

07th Aug 2024

What Artists Like #8

Sculptor Evie Mae is this week’s Guest Curator, a 2024 graduate who is full of energy and vision. Thank you to Charlotte Brisland for nominating Evie...

21st Jul 2024

What Artists Like #7

I'm excited that atmospheric painter Charlotte Brisland is our latest Guest Curator, who was nominated by Orlanda Broom. Charlotte answers a few questions...

17th Jul 2024

Art Collections

Explore a diverse array of curated art collections at New Blood Art. Each selection, curated by Sarah, draws inspiration from various themes, art movements...

11th Jul 2024

What Artists Like #6

NW - Your work has been exhibited in LA, the Threadneedle Prize, plus multiple times at the Royal Academy Summer Show. You've also completed major commissions...

29th Jun 2024

What Artists Like #5

NW -   I read that your paintings "narrate the story of a mystical realm, where utopia and dystopia are intertwined". There's something so classical...

15th Jun 2024

What Artists Like #4

NW -  Layering seems to be an important feature of your work. It's physically layered, in the way you apply your materials. But also in terms...

14th Jun 2024

A Floral Rebellion: The Drama of Transience

Paintings that reference florals and flowers might initially evoke a certain “chocolate box” sentimentality, often dismissed as lacking in fine art...