What Is The Fine Art Trade Guild?
In 1910, the Fine Art Trade Guild became the organisation responsible for setting standards and guidelines for the fine art print trade. It is sti…
Art Topics
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16 of the Most Famous Artists and Painters of all Time
Like all forms of creative expression, art – be it painting, sculpture or music – is almost always subjective. For every one person that sees great qu…
17
Nov
Top Tips For Creating An Art Studio At Home
With the emergence of COVID, we have seen people looking to optimise their home to facilitate leisure activities and hobbies. If you are an artist, ma…
10
Sep
Self Care Through Drawing
We all have busy schedules and, in the midst of the mayhem, things can get on top of us. More and more, people are seeking abstract ways to combat str…
14
Oct
20 Creative Instagram Accounts That You Need To Follow!
Admit it, you love discovering new creative accounts that you could spend hours on, just looking through their feed and soaking up all of that inspira…
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May
7 Tips to Finding Inspiration for Art
Finding inspiration for art is a continuous process, it’s everywhere but sometimes you just can’t seem to find it. Have you been staring at that b…
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Dec
Jenny Urquhart - Featured Artist
My name is Jenny Urquhart and I’m a Bristol-based artist. I’m most well known for my bright, colourful paintings of Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridg…
04
Nov
Featured Artist - Faye Bridgwater
Hello, I’m Faye Bridgwater. I’m a Brighton based artist. I run a Facebook Group called Brighton Skies, with 10,000 members, sharing photos of the …
03
Sep
Featured Artist - Iain Clark
My name is Iain Clark, and my hobby is creating pixel art out of Perler, Hama and Artkal beads. These are small (5mm) plastic beads that can be melted…
09
Aug
Featured Artist - Tony Hinchliffe
My name is Tony Hinchliffe, I work as a full-time artist from my studio in Northamptonshire, I completed my first paying commission at 11 years old. L…
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Mar
Johnman - Artist of the Month - March '19
Introduce yourself
Hi! I’m an urban artist working under the pseudonym Johnman and paint both outdoor murals and smaller scale gallery artworks. …
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Jun
Jamie Sugg - Artist of the Month June '18
Introduce Yourself
I’m a 37-year-old landscape and wildlife artist based in a small village on the edge of the Fens of East Cambridgeshire. I’m m…
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Feb
Tiffany Budd - Artist of the Month February '18
Introduce Yourself
My name is Tiffany Budd and I’m a full-time artist who specialises in acrylic painting, coloured pencil and pastel drawing. I us…
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Apr
Alan Woollett - Featured Artist
Having won our Art and Drawing Competition back in March 2017 with his entry ‘Flamingo Study’, we asked Alan Woollett to give us some insight into his…
14
Oct
The Meaning Behind
Painting is a form of art that allows us to express our imagination and bring our ideas and visualizations to life. In some cases, when we create a pa…
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Apr
Judith Crown- Featured Artist
You won our March ‘Modern World’ photography competition, what can you tell us about your entry ‘At the Art Gallery’?
My photograph “…
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May
49 Most Influential Photographers in History
Who is the most influential photographer of all time? Which photographers have had the biggest impact on the world around them? There’s probably…
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May
A Guide to Hanging Oil Paintings in Picture Frames
Picture frames give a more finished look to an oil painting and helps define the boundaries of the artwork, as well as add value if you are looking to…