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
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
Tips on general maintenance of oil paintings:1. Avoid displaying it in direct sunlight as this can cause it to change colour.2. If your painting is on canvas and it has loosened on the stretcher bars,…
Posted on September 16, 2020
Stretched canvas is canvas that has been stretched over a wood frame ready for display. If you look on the back of the painting and see wooden bars (stretcher bars), then you have a stretched…
Posted on September 16, 2020
This book is a must read!It talks about art in a way that is totally different from most – it introduces a method of looking at and interpreting art that doesn’t involve the normal historical…
Posted on September 16, 2020
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