We tipped Ella Squirrell as an investable artist in April last year (read tip here) and her career is continuing to flourish – with regular shows, residencies and sales. As demand for and interest in her work increases, her prices will see a 20% increase on Friday (May 29th) this week. It’s another great time to invest! See more about Ella Squirrell:Ella Squirrell: Previous […]

I’ve been thinking about artwork that has an expansive quality… Some pieces open up the space of a room, like a sort of portal: unrepressed and inclusive. Surprisingly, dark colours can do this too and it’s a bit of an interior design anomaly that small spaces should be painted in light colours to appear larger, when […]

Masters artist Peter Kettle has created a remarkable collection of mixed media paintings incorporating rubbish he helped clear during an expedition to Everest Basecamp.The collection – Everest Basecamp Is the culmination of a 14-day trek Peter made last year in a bid to help clean up rubbish… See for example the piece: Prayer Flags Above Dingboche – where the flags are built […]

Emma-Louise Grady and Naomi McClure are both currently exhibiting at the Royal Scottish Academy as a selected artist for New Contemporaries 2020. Now in its twelfth year, this carefully curated exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see some of the best emerging talent in Scotland under one roof. We have some beautiful new work available by Emma-Louise, all […]

FBA Futures 2020 – selected artists I sent a newsletter out in October sharing my thoughts about Mark Bletcher: “I also have a good feeling about Mark Bletcher – he’s got something very special going on and I personally just acquired his piece ‘Catch Up For You’ – to me he really stands out.” I’m not alone in noticing Mark’s talent, […]

Around this time of year I compile a roundup of artists’ achievements over the year. It’s always great to hear about our artists accomplishments (shortlists/prizes/significant shows etc.) and these annual memorandums of success, have historically proven to be accurate indicators of investability. Don’t get me wrong – I am not suggesting you should buy work based […]

Peter Evans had a solo show and journal article in 2019 with an interview at Oliver Spencer clothes store in London. Read the interview here. Peter also took part in a residency at Palazzo Monti in Italy in March, following which, he participated in a group show in April.