Archive for April, 2008

Moving from old cottage to new apartment

Well it finally has happened - I had been working from home for years and managed to stay away from the big city for all but one or at worst two nights a week, but now with downsizings and everyone having to work longer hours just to stay afloat, I have decided to sell up […]

From Russia with love

Well not exactly, but in the end, the Exhibition went ahead.
The Royal Academy of Art in London had been negotiating for months with various Russian State museums and galleries - the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the State Hermitage Museum, and the State Russian Museum, in St Petersburg, […]

Gallery wrap

I was looking into buying a painting, and also thinking about how to have it framed for hanging. One option that I discovered is this idea of a gallery wrap.
What this means, quite simply, is that you dont need to buy an ornamental frame to put on after the canvas is stretched. This makes the […]

An affordable oil painting reproduction to brighten up your home

With Spring around the corner, a good way to give your home a bit of a makeover is to put some new artwork up on the walls, and oil painting reproductions are a great way to go. Its surprisingly inexpensive as well, especially when compared to the price of the original. (Like I can shell […]