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*NEW BLOG POST* 5 Art Things to Do in Coronavirus Lockdown. Link in bio. . . . #coronavirus #lockdown #lockdownthingstodo #artthings #artthingstodo #artistsupportpledge #artpodcasts #arthistory #artistsoninstagram #artconsultant #videoconference
As we settle in to our new lives and our new ways of working, I am realising that I am looking at my home with increasing attention to detail that quite possibly veers into an unhealthy obsession. I am SCRUTINISING it and for the most part, am getting irritated with what I see. I can't wait for the kids to go to their Dad's next week so I can wash paintwork, clean skirting boards, clear cupboards and blitz some cobwebs. Covid 19 and Spring have hit at the same time and I feel the cleaning sap rising in me that I can only compare to the screeching urge to clean, cleanse and purge that I had just before the births of my three beauties. In a timely bit of, well timing, I recently received a lovely catalogue of works from @jonathancoopergallery for the solo show of @harry_steen_paintings and I find myself looking and scrutinising the work with the same obsessive eye as I am employing at home. Is this going to be one of Covid-19's gifts to me - the development of beady and possibly OCD observation skills? I am discovering, whilst I devour the catalogue, that these are works that might well have been painted by someone in isolation - they are so quiet, so assiduously observed, so CLEAN. I cannot spot the fingermarks on the wall, the scratches and the scrapes, the constant crumbs on the carpet. But these paintings are not of homes that are uninhabited though. You can feel the people. They are there, or at least were until recently - there is the odd thing out of place and the odd cushion askew if you look carefully. But everything is so polished and sparkling and somehow beautiful and controlled and yet, somehow unsettling. These paintings, now that I have spent some time with them are mysterious and I suspect, hold one or two secrets. If you have a moment or two (and we all do now), check them out online and lose yourself in them. It will provide a great distraction from the marks on your paintwork if nothing else. . . . Harry Steen 'Rainthorpe - Stairs by Bathroom & House in Wales - Urn in Window' #harrysteen #jonathancooper #stilllife #interiorpainting #interiorstilllife #painting #paintwork #fixated #sugarsoap #clean #springclean #quiethouse #artconsultant
Rather than watching paint dry, I think I could happily spend the next few weeks watching paint appear. Oddly delicious and calming all at the same time. Thank you to @rosedaveyartist for this wonderful distraction from life's chaos at the moment. . . . #Repost @rosedaveyartist ・・・ Job satisfaction . #rosedavey #femaleartist #womeninart #maskingtape #maskingtapeart #maskitoff #theresapunintheresomewhere #facemasks #coronamasks #maskingtapeaddict #maskingtapeporn #artconsultant #thisisbetterthanwatchingpaintdry
Next week I am going to write a blog on where we can all do some art online (kids and adults). I have a few ideas but if anyone knows of anyone else, particularly a small business or sole trader that needs a shout out in these difficult times then please post here or DM me. . . . #artistsupportpledge #art #artistsoninstagram #artistssupportpledge #artonline #artforquiettimes #artconsultant #artconsultantlondon
Anyone who has read this wise, quiet book will know that this is a key, key moment in it. One of the numerous points at which I broke down and sobbed. Learning to ask for help, was as it turned out a lesson I had never been taught and I had to be broken before I learnt, out of necessity, how to do it. Unbelievably the fabulous @emmathistletonart has secured a signed working drawing from the book and it was meant to go to auction at an event for The South London Art Sale which raises money for @southlondoncares - an amazing charity who combats loneliness by pairing up older and younger neighbours. Now, if there isn't a time to support a charity like this then I don't know when there is. The current bid on this piece is just £3000 - well below it's value. And the auction closes today! Whoever gets this wonderful thing will be a lucky ducky indeed and will have done a very nice thing for a lot of people. Looks like a win win to me. . . . Charles Mackesy 'What's the bravest thing you've ever said?' #charlesmackesy #whatsthebravestthingyouveeversaid #help #askforhelp #londoncares #supportneighbours #lovethyneighbour #evenifyouhadpartywalldisagreements #andanairbnbpartyrhatwentwrong #artauction
Yes, if there is one thing I have learnt over the last few years it is this. I was wondering what would help the amazing artists I work with and luckily someone else has done some thinking and come up with a genius idea. Artist followers PLEASE PLEASE do this amazing idea and pass on some love to a fellow maker. I have artists big and small who follow me and I really think we need to get cracking on this. If the 'bigs' can do some works that sell, and they buy something from the 'smalls', then well, we've all done a good thing indeed. I won't personally pick any one artist out but it would be lovely if you click reply to this post if you do decide to participate. Please everyone during these tough times follow the hashtag #artistsupportpledge and if you see something you like please just press 'Ill buy it'. . . . #Repost @matthewburrowsstudio ・・・ The word 'artist' derives from joint maker, someone who makes joints and brings together. So in this time of isolation, lets do what we do best, and bring together in a common effort of generosity. Make your pledge, post your work, and make it your aim to fulfil that pledge and pass on that generosity to others. Lead by example, post work generously so creating flexible and strong joints in our arts communities across the globe. Work hard to bring this to the attention of those who can contribute, by buying work or posting themselves. Stay well and keep safe. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many artists have found themselves without work, teaching, technical support, gallery work. Exhibitions and sales have disappeared. In an attempt to help alleviate some of this stress I have instigated the ARTIST SUPPORT PLEDGE #artistsupportpledge The concept is a simple one. You post images of your work you are willing to sell for no more than £200 each (not including shipping.) Every time you reach £1000 of sales you pledge to buy another artist's work for £200. So make a pledge and post your work with the #artistsupportpledge and follow the # to see everyone else's work. Repost and tell your friends, colleagues and collectors. Let generosity be infectious #supportartists #contemporaryart #etching #artmarket #contemporarypain
I have just seen and spoken to this woman in M and S, who is, yes, wearing a sanitary towel on her face for protection. Her response 'as long as you are not allergic to the glue it's a brilliant idea'. The question, on everyone's, ahem, lips is....... how do we know if we are allergic to the glue given we've been sticking them face down on our knickers. Puts a new spin on the term 'feminine protection' (thanks for that joke off the school chat!) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 . . . Lady in M and S #feminine protection #worldhasgonemad
Sometimes you see something that is so beautiful you can't believe someone could create it. Come and see these amazing works tomorrow at The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea. DM me if you need a ticket. . . . Billy Showell 'The Dressmaker's Summer Collection (Detail) #billyshowell #billyshowellfineart #affordableartfair #artforcountryhomes #countryhomesart #houseandgarden #homesandgardensuk #homesandinteriorsscotland #homesandproperty #mydecorvibe #mydecorvibe #watercolour #botanicalart #ilovemyjob
One of the things I love about having walked the boards for a few years now is that I get to see how an artist develops (or doesn't!) over a few years. I have perspective at an art fair, that 15 years of experience gives me. I know which artists are churning out the same stuff (sometimes sadly at the expense of quality control). But I also know which artists are coming into their own. And I have to take my hat off to the lovely Rosie Copeland. Not only a Wandsworth local but an artist I've been working with for 5 or so years through my other business @surfaceica (spotted by my friend and business partner Suz). I have always felt Rosie was a strong colourist but she has just produced the most delicious body of work I have seen yet. Each one is a mini gem. The sort of work you can pop in a quiet spot and just love for years and years to come. I take great pleasure seeing Rosie nail it and have it all come together - her work had a brilliant response last night at the private view Affordable Art Fair, with some very admiring comments from people who had a good eye and it made me feel all warm and gooey inside. I love my iob. We still have some tickets available so please DM me if you would like some and I will email you a link. . . . Rosie Copeland 'The Pink Peonies' #rosiecopeland #rosiecopelandart #jobbingartist #womeninart #femalepainters #femaleartist #affordableart #15yearsexperince #affordableartfair #batterseaart #artforrealpeople #ilovemyjob #welldonerosie
I love my job. God knows how long ago I discovered the incredible work of @jamesmylneart, but a few years later, a phone call and a studio visit and we have six of his works that we can offer clients @affordableartfairuk @surfaceica opening tomorrow night. Four have sold even before we open. Why do I love the work so much? Yes the technical brilliance is eye watering, but for me I think it's the subject matter. This piece (shown here WIP) is called 'Another Luxury Hit' and I. Get. It. How many times in the depths of my sadness during my divorce did I go for that hit of online shopping (in lieu of a drink or a drug) to make myself feel better? Erm too many that's for sure - my handbag collection went from one to at least 10 in one year. I bought Mont Blanc pens, clothes for a while had quite a thing for scented candles. One 'luxury hit' after another. And did it make a difference? Did it hell. Did it fill the hole in my happiness? Of course it didnt. But that is why I LOVE these works. They are honest. Little rays of reminders of the things we do, the craziness we sometimes put ourselves through to keep some sort of feeling of warmth in a world in which sometimes, despite all illusions, we are actually deeply unhappy. I havent bought a handbag in around 3 years, the Mont Blanc pens were nicked, I'm working on weaning myself off the candles and these days I'm more likely to get a high from a Lidl bargain than anything else. Progress? Indeed. But these works might be my undoing. DM me if you would like tickets to The Affordable Art Fair. . . . James Mylne 'Another Luxury Hit' #jamesmylne #bicbiro #bicbirodrawing #luxury #luxurylifestyle #luxuryhandbag #luxuryhandbags #dope #toke #spliff #skunk #toke #joint #cannabis #cbdproducts #cbdoil #holeinmysoul #shoppingaddict #shoppingonline #shoppingaddiction #shoppingaddicts #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #ilovemyjob #artconsultant #thepathgetsnarrower #grateful
Sometimes I am asked to come up with ideas for clients and I find a painting that I think is destined for the space.Here is one such case. I love my job. . . . Alice Cescatti 'Tuscan Summer' #alicecescatti #landscapepainting #tuscany #tuscansummer #artconsultancy #artconsultantlondon #interiordesign #artforrealpeople #artoftheday #myhomeinspo #homeinspo #artadvisor #artadvice #ilovemyjob #farrowandball #studiogreen
Am I going mad? Is there a Thursday 1st May this year??? Lovely lovely invite but I fear they have printed them wrong. Will heads roll?! 😂 . . . #londonoriginalprintfair #royalacademyofarts #privateview #president #artfair #printfair #collectprints #cockup #oops #theydidntreadthesmallPRINT #🙈 #geddit
I did the mad dash down Cork Street last night going to the private views in Mayfair. This stopped me in my tracks. So much to think about in this painting. First there's this incredible palette, so creamy but jam packed with colour and then there are all these odd things in the work. This is a £20000 painting - so why the loo roll? I love the fact there it's there by the way - for me it's such a currency that keeps this house functioning, sometimes arguing, sometimes shouting for more and don't mention the empty loo rolls left in the loos (sometimes I think I actually divorced the ex over his complete and total inability to remove them) - but why are they here, in this picture? Is it the artist's paper product of choice to wipe his paint? But why the different colours? Are they there just to balance the composition (there's another delicious dash of that pink in the mirror on the right which by the way is also intriguing - it that another person in the room?) or are those LR's there for another reason? Then there are the pictures on the wall. Then the objets assembled in the foreground. Then, then, then..... But the bit that fascinates me the most, is that the mirror seems to hover off the back wall. Surely that is not a mistake. I suspect nothing this artist does is a mistake. It has to be a choice he has made. But why? WHY? I cant stop looking. And a painting that you can't stop looking at is always one you should consider having in your house. It will give great joy. A painting you can't stop looking at and thinking about is like living with a fascinating person whose layers reveal themselves to you year after year. Whoever gets this painting will have a long and fascinating time with it for their whole lives. I suspect it will never unlock all it secrets but that is exactly the point I suspect. Love. . . . James Lloyd 'Large Domed Mirror' #jameslloyd #portraitpainting #portraitpainter #londonportraits #londonportraitpainter #domedmirror #fisheyemirror #fisheyemirrorselfie #browseanddarby #corkstreet #corkstreetart #corkstreetgallery #artconsultant #ilovethispainting #ilovemyjob
I am delighted to present my fourth artist in my #artabovethefireplace series. This series is designed to give emerging artists a domestic setting in which to showcase their work. The artist picked for this edition, Alice Kemp, is particularly interested in art that is deemed 'low brow' or 'not proper art'. No surprise that often this is art produced by women - textiles, embroidery, weaving, floral motifs but also street art and spray painting. This piece references rug makers and wall hangings but also came from her MA tutor telling her 'not to paint in black and white as it is cheesy'. I like this painting all the more for it being a rebellion against being told what to do. A girl after my own heart. This work is for sale - DM me for details. . . . Alice Kemp 'Freathy Beach in Cornwall and Flower Border #alicekemp #emergingartist #centralsaintmartins #universitycollegefalmouth #fineartdegreeshow #artabovethefireplace #edition4 #louisawarfield_artconsultancy #louisawarfieldartabovethefireplace #artconsultant #doesntlikebeingtoldwhattodoeither
I had the pleasure of featuring these works by @tomrtwilmott in July 2019 for my Art Above the Fireplace series. Read his link in his instagram bio to learn about his last 12 month journey. It's fascinating and humbling stuff that every artist, dealer and anyone interested in how the art world works and sometimes doesn't work should read. It was wonderful living with these quiet thoughtful works and I am going to be very interested to see where they go next. Love you Tom. . . . @tomrtwilmott #bravery #truth #honesty #artworld #rarities
This is one of the more traditional pieces I have recently placed and I am as pleased as punch with how this beautiful, incredible watercolour sits in this little desk area. The work is by a new artist my business partner and I are taking to the Affordable Art Fair in a couple of weeks so please get it touch if you'd like to see more work by her. . . . Billy Showell 'Fading Splendour' #Repost @surfaceica ・・・ We are absolutely pleased as punch to now represent this artist for her fine art works. In all our years (between us over 30!) we have never seen such a talented water colourist. Billy has spent much of her career focussing on her teaching but now we are pleased to say, is focussing on her fine art portfolio. We are launching an incredible series of works at The Affordable Art Fair so do please come and see us and we will show you the works. This work is for an art consultancy client who has cleverly snapped one up before the show in two weeks. Gorgeous. 🌸🌸🌸 . . . #billyshowellfineart #billyshowell #affordableartfair #artforinteriors #artconsultancy #artforrealpeople #artforrealhomes #artoftheday #artforinteriors #surface #inspirationalcontemporaryart
Such a friendly and funny crowd when I took a photo of them when I came out of the #theroyalfoundation @kensingtonroyal performance of @dearevanhansen. I only pretended to be famous for 5 seconds but it made them laugh. They didn't have long to wait for the real stars - Kate and William. Brilliant play for a brilliant cause set up by brilliant Royals (note the TM) 😉 . . . #famousforfiveseconds #kensingtonpalace #dearevanhansen #theroyalfoundation #theycanusethewordroyal #becausetheyarestillhere #ilovekateandwills #headstogether #headsup #shout #mentalhealth #artconsultant #gratefulforhermentalhealth #thanksnicky #🙏
I was delighted to purchase this painting at @theartacademylondon auction this week for my personal collection in support of their fundraising. By artist @roxanahalls this painting sums up pretty much how I felt for many years - my world turned upside down, not knowing which was was what, no longer having my feet on the ground and mostly only seemingly being of use when my skirts were over my head. Life has subsequently righted itself and gratefully I am, for the moment, back on terra firma, the dress is firmly pulled down and the blood is no longer rushing to my head - but I am going to look at this painting everyday and remember we are all, whether we like it or not, only one ceiling away from feeling like this, from our lives being in a topsy turvy state of change and we must all be grateful and celebrate those moments of relative calm when we can feel the grass between our toes. 🙏 . . Roxana Halls 'Walking on the Ceiling' #roxanahalls #theartacademy #artacademylondon #artschool #artschoollondon #christiesauction #topsyturvy #artconsultant #nolongerwalkingontheceiling
God I LOVE my job. Grey day and I have a cup of tea, a cinnamon bun from Gails and I am installed at my desk researching First Nation artists for a new client I have just taken on - it doesn't get much better than this. These woven works by Sarah Sense already have my heart racing - collage, political statement and authenticity with lovely large dollop of feminist comment. LOVE ❤️ . . . Sarah Sense 'TBC' #sarahsense #weaving #cowgirlsandindiana #chitimacha #chitimachatribeoflouisiana #chitimachatribe #basketweaving #feministart #firstnations #firstnationsart #artconsultant #researchday #ilovemyjob
Which one of you lucky duckies or which lucky ducky lover will be waking up to this amazingly thoughtful gift this morning?!!!! It could be you?! Louisa Warfield Art Gift Cards cost £150 and well, as you can see, can be used for anything arty. Happy Valentines 💕💕💕💕💕 . . . #louisawarfield_artconsultancy #louisawarfieldartconsultancy #artgifts #artgift #artpresent #hangingservice #artsourcing #valentinesart #artforvalentinesday #valentinesdaygift #valentinesdaygiftideas #artconsultant #happiestvalentinesdayinalongtime
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