Over time a canvas can become baggy or wobbly due to changes in the environment. Here are 2 easy and non-damaging DIY fixes that don't require you to spend money on getting it professionally re-stretched.…
Posted on May 27, 2022
Deciding whether or not to protect an art piece with glass depends very much on the medium that the painting has been done in, as well as the surface that the painting has been done…
Posted on May 23, 2022
Whenever I mention ‘art’, a very common response I get from anyone who is not in the art world is ‘I don’t know anything about art’ or ‘Yea I don’t really get it…’. I have…
Posted on February 24, 2022
We often describe the type of art in our collection as ‘modernist’. But what does this actually mean? For those familiar with art genres you’ll immediately have an understanding of the kind of influences and…
Posted on February 24, 2022
Saira’s lovely husband Marc shares his view on the non-financial value of art: I grew up in a relatively working class family and for the first ten years of my life we lived in council…
Posted on February 20, 2022
My latest pre-sleep bedtime companion – ‘What are you looking at? 150 years of Modern Art in the blink of an eye’ by Will Gompertz.“In my option the best place to start when it comes…
Posted on December 4, 2020
This book by Joanne Liu titled ‘My Museum’ was a gift from a close friend to my son Maximilian and it is one of the best books in his growing collections. It is a great…
Posted on December 4, 2020
Art is subjective, yes. But we don’t always need to know exactly why we like or dislike an artwork. It’s ok to not have a reason, and here’s why.…
Posted on October 2, 2020
Here are some thoughts around how to approach a landscape painting like this one. There are simple steps to analysing paintings that you can use across the board, so we’ll be using these methods in…
Posted on September 23, 2020
Here’s our second must-read book recommendation: ‘Looking at Pictures’ by Susan Woodford. For anyone coming fresh to art and art appreciation, this book will really help you develop your eye and your confidence to look,…
Posted on September 23, 2020
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