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Original Oil Paintings from Andrew Craig

Andrew Craig’s career as an artist spans over thirty-two years. He was born in 1967 in Glasgow and now resides in Market Rasen, during this time he has worked in many artistic fields. At the age of 21 his first job in the artistic field was at Games Workshop design studio where he was hired as a figure painter for their magazine ‘White Dwarf’.  At the time this would help finance his career as an aspiring artist outside of work. Upon leaving Games workshop two years later, Andrew spent many years as a freelance artist taking on many private commissions from pencil portraits to landscapes in oils.

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See You At The Beach is a stunning original painting from Paola Cassais

Paola Cassais was born in the beautiful city of Florence in 1970. She trained herself as an artist, working in decoration and window dressing but influenced by his father who also paint.  Since the beginning of her professional career, she has been a concerned painter and concerned both with the need to renew Italian art and the role of art and the artist in society.

Her firm conviction about transforming art and committed to the environment, led her to be part of very significant groups in the Italian scene, new figurative approaches to Informalism, Paola develops a painting of expressionist and provocative character.

In the nineties she began a period in which she became interested in the urban landscape, reducing it to a chromatic range of grays, blues and ochres that constitute what has been called “spaces of solitude”.

In recent years her work has taken a turn towards the investigation of the static movement in painting, the crowd has become the reference to talk about the problem of painting and visual rhythm.

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Limited Editions Featuring The Queen From Urban Artist Ellis

A number of limited editions from Ellis feature The Queen with his unique style and contemporary twist.

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Ellis’s edgy style of art is set to take urban art to a whole new level. Drawing on 30 years of graphic design experience within the advertising, publishing and brand development field, Ellis quite literally woke up one morning and decided it was time for a change of direction ; inspired by his love of the urban art movement the ‘Ellis project’ was created. 

With a passion for art clear from a very young age (at the age of 8 Ellis used to paint pictures of famous kings and queens throughout history and have them displayed in morning assembly) the seeds were sewn and this led to a career in graphic design and ultimately Ellis, the artist, was born. 

The work has evolved through a passion for strong graphic illustration and the stencil art movement, with influences from the likes of Antoni Tàpies, Mark Rothko, Banksy and Blek Le Rat. However, the main driving force behind the work was street art and the way it looks and feels on the street. The challenge was to create a way of producing work that maintains this rawness and the texture when translated into print and fulfil the ultimate aim of bringing street art from the “outside in”. 

Ellis’s artwork draws from iconic moments in history of any subject matter, which he then likes to add a twist to, or create a juxtaposition to challenge the viewer. These can be humorous, controversial (even shocking) or just plain ‘arty’ depending on what visually works for him. There are usually several messages within the work, but these are left to be seen by the eye of the beholder. 

From Leigh Lambert Pride of Britain is a celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Leigh Lambert has often been referred to as a painter of nostalgic and sentimental images. Taking inspiration from his own childhood in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, his work evokes fond memories and commemorates wonderful moments in time. In his latest limited edition, Pride of Britain, Leigh captures the spectacle of the British street party, the collaborative celebration of a community rejoicing together on a special occasion.

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Pride of Britain – A Limited Edition of 95, Framed in Black to 55 x 67 cm, Cost £ 395

Likened to the work of L.S. Lowry, Leigh’s artwork records the nuances of everyday life in a wistful portrayal of human activity and enjoyment on populous streets. People move about lovingly observed in the moment, with a sense constant human interaction that is familiar, timeless, and universal.

Adopting a stylised realism, Leigh’s technique is painstakingly accurate. He prefers the surface on which he paints to be solid and smooth, and consequently he primes his board six times to achieve the desired finish. Consequently, the surface of his oil paintings is exceptionally refined. He works in layers, beginning with the sky, painting from the background to the foreground. His use of colour is minimal, optimistically applying splashes of colour only to the figures that play amidst the otherwise monochromatic landscapes. This vibrancy of colour captures the mood of joy and vitality and often denotes symbolism in the work.

Leigh first began winning awards for his work in 2014 and has enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career to date, with countless limited editions collections sold out within weeks of release. His original paintings are highly sought-after, and due to the technique that he employs they are quite a rarity. For Leigh, he hopes that his work has impact on the viewer and enriches their lives by stirring up positive, nostalgic feelings and memories. To have his work in pride of place in someone’s home is a huge privilege and he simply “couldn’t wish for better!”

Winnie & Tigger is a superb original painting under resin from Gary McNamara

Gary McNamara has a successful illustration background covering the last 30 years. From the age of 23, Gary has worked freelance as a commercial illustrator for many of the biggest publishing houses in the world, focusing mostly on extremely well-known children’s characters.  More recently, Gary has concentrated more on his figurative painting, exploring and experimenting with various mediums to create depth and movement in his work.

His latest acrylic and mixed media works demonstrate his idea to bring the beauty of nature together with more figurative work. His paintings translate beautifully into Limited Edition prints, the 3D elements adding to the depth created by Gary in the original pieces and the high gloss resin finish brings the whole piece to life, just as Gary intended.

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Three Wise Chimpanzees from Matt Buckley of Edge Sculptures

Three Wise Chimps ! The companion pieces to Hear No Evil have now been released by Edge Sculpture and you can now complete the set with See No Evil and Speak No Evil.

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Hear No Evil  21 (h) x 15 (w) x 11 (d) cm

See No Evil  21 (h) x 13 (w) x 10 (d) cm

Speak No Evil  21 (h) x 14 (w) x 11 (d) cm

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Price : £ 120 each

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Super new original paintings from Allan Morgan in his distinctive style

One of the UK’s best selling artists, Allan Morgan has a unique recognisable style and a much appreciated range of paintings. Allan is inspired by his love of light, colour and atmosphere in landscape. He has recently extended his style to encompass a more “colourist” approach. Influences in Allan’s paintings are varied and include the Pre-Raphaelites, fauvists and impressionists. Having formerly spent many years living near the coast, he regularly returns to this subject matter.

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