Artists & Studios

Most paintings require a leap of faith of some sort – trusting an object is real, believing in the life of a landscape, or extending empathy to a lone figure really before us. In the work of this week’s artist Emma-Louise Grady, the viewer is asked less for their faith, than their upmost attention and […]

In light of the government’s retraining quiz, we’ve decided to start a series foregrounding those artists defiantly persisting with their creative ventures. ‘Still an Artist’ is a show of support for art-heads everywhere, giving you an insight into the lives of our artists, as we meet them where they’re at… Lately, the ecstatic work of […]

Many of us are now working from home, self-isolating, and generally limiting the scope of our social lives. Undeniably, our worlds and the movements we make in them have gotten much, much smaller. But can the same also be said for artists, and the works they produce? We consulted some of the artists at NewBloodArt […]

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 […]

There are plenty of overlaps between art forms… particularly between literature and visual art, and as it’s National Poetry Month – yes, there is such a thing (!) and as this influence often goes unseen… I wanted to shine a light on the many ways in which words inspire our artists. For Toni Cogdell, poetry […]

In conversation with Sarah Ryan, founder and director of NewBloodArt NewBloodArt is a niche / boutique online art gallery, selling unique, original art by carefully selected emerging artists. We sat down with its founder and director, Sarah Ryan, to find out more about her background and work as a gallerist and the challenges she has […]

It’s rather wonderful to see how artists collect art – which artists they choose to collect, are inspired by and want to surround themselves with. Artists are curators by nature, so to see their collections, curated with their particular aesthetic vision – is a real treat.. With this in mind, we’ll be bringing to you […]

Zoe Hoare’s Stages of Working Stage 1: I made a large paper wall relief out of Fabriano Paper. Everything that was cut was then re-attached to the wall Stage 2: I photographed this and printed the image with an industrial-sized printer. I cut back into this, cutting everything out that was orginally cut out in […]

The gift of art is romantic at any time of year and especially so on Valentines Day, perhaps, in part, because of its enduring quality. 
We’ve put together a few original artworks that directly or obliquely speak about love.. Romantic Landscape By John Clark £220   Last Station By Christopher Jenkins £1850   Hot Mess […]

Greenery Pantone have named ’Greenery’ as colour of the year for 2017. Greenery is a ”fresh and zesty yellow-green shade” a shade that many of us would think of as apple green. We think all shades of green will have their moment this year and that you’ll be seeing green in all its guises enhancing interior spaces. Original art is […]