by Kris Mercer | May 15, 2025 | Art Inspiration
have to admit that I do spend a great deal of my waking hours painting, thinking about making artworks or looking at other peoples artworks. I don’t spend all my time doing that though. I spend time with my family when they visit and I spend as much time as I can in...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 30, 2025 | Aspiring and famous Artists
David Hockney RA is one of the most important British artists of the 20th century – and he remains one of the most inventive. Using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space, David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art. This new...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 28, 2025 | Art Inspiration
Where have all the sold paintings gone? This started out as a simple explanation as to why there are so few sold paintings on the website Then I realised that you may also be interested in knowing where my paintings are hanging. The furthest one has traveled is to...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 24, 2025 | .
Art Inspiration Search for: How to Care for and Hang Paintings on Canvas You’ve made an investment in a piece of art that you’ve fallen in love with. Isn’t it worth a little extra effort to keep your painting in the best possible condition? Did you know that looking...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 20, 2025 | Art Inspiration
You’ve made an investment in a piece of art that you’ve fallen in love with. Isn’t it worth a little extra effort to keep your painting in the best possible condition? Did you know that looking after your artwork starts before you even hang it on your wall. CARING FOR...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 20, 2025 | For Artists
Did you know The Artist’s Resale Right (“ARR”) affords the creators of original works of art, which include graphic works, paintings, sculptures and collages, the right to a royalty when their work is resold through a qualifying intermediary, such as an auction...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 20, 2025 | Art Inspiration
Abstract Art that does not attempt to represent or depict a person, place or thing in the natural world but instead use shapes, colours, forms and marks to achieve an effect. Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist, he is generally credited as being...
by Kris Mercer | Jun 29, 2023 | Art Inspiration
You may think you are not a fan of abstract art, but you may want to rethink your attitude towards it if you value your long term mental health. Introduction: Abstract art, with its non-representational forms, colours, and compositions, has the potential to elicit a...
by Kris Mercer | Apr 20, 2023 | Aspiring and famous Artists
Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893-1983) was a Spanish artist known for his abstract and surrealist works of art. He is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century and has been credited with ushering in a new era of modern art.Known as Joan Miro, he was born...
by Kris Mercer | Mar 9, 2023 | Art Inspiration
I personally love the smaller and more quirky museums but if you haven’t yet visited the larger museums in London then they possibly have to be first on your list. The major and well-known art galleries were listed in part I but you may want to add these museums...
