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Keeley

Nathan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:58:56 +0000

She was a cow in the Anglesey herd and was a bit of a character…as well as being cheeky, she was also very caring…I used to have a pet wild rabbit called ‘Bun Bun’ . It adopted me, and used to go out all day, and come home at night for dinner, but this rabbit also liked climbing into the cows mangers to eat their feed. Keeley used to ‘cow lick’ him clean on a regular basis, while he sat in her feed manger, and the two of them became firm friends !

Tower Bridge

Nathan — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:41:44 +0000

One of London’s most iconic landmarks, Tower Bridge links London’s administrative headquarters at City Hall with its financial centre. Viewed here from Butler’s Wharf on the south bank of the Thames, with the Tower of London and the ‘Gherkin’ visible between the towers of the bridge, this is one of the definitive London vistas.

Millenium Bridge

Nathan — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:13:20 +0000

The London Millennium Footbridge was derided when it unexpectedly
started swaying upon being opened to the public in 2000. Although the
fault was quickly corrected it is still known to Londoners as the
Wobbly Bridge. Despite this inauspicious opening, the innovative low-
profile suspension design affords unobstructed views east and west,
and links St Paul’s Cathedral and Tate Modern, pictured here
silhouetted against low cloud in the night sky.

Oopsie Daisy

Nathan — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:09:25 +0000

I’m a pretty little thing,
Always coming with the spring;
In the meadows green I’m found,
Peeping just above the ground,
And my stalk is cover’d flat
With a white and yellow hat.

Little Mary, when you pass
Lightly o’er the tender grass,
Skip about, but do not tread
On my bright but lowly head,
For I always seem to say,
“Surely winter’s gone away.”

Poem By:

Ann Taylor

Minimalistic Panic

Nathan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:48:27 +0000

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.
-Blaise Pascal

Artist Jon Cartwright

Nathan — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:19:30 +0000

Good day fellow Art Buffs! It is with great pleasure I introduce you to London based Photographer Jon Cartwright. Jon is a London-based photographer specialising in cityscapes and street scenes. Documenting the capital’s landscape, his pictures represent both London’s public face and its private life. Working in a city of constant change, Jon captures iconic landmarks set against an ever evolving backdrop. He is interested in the way London’s character continues to grow through modern development without ever completely suppressing its ancient history.

Without further ado! Jon Cartwright!! :0)

Our First Ben Shkolnik

Nathan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:32:08 +0000

First artist Ben Shkolnik. Ben is one of those amazing souls that stick to you like a virus. His passion for photography is evident in his work and we at the gallery are lucky to have found him. I am proud to make him our first!

I first met Ben in London where he was travelling and taking some time off with family and friends. We somehow found our way to a local watering hole. (Funny how that happens) He had a packet of his photos which I took a moment to browse. And now as they say “you know the rest of the story.”

His first 2 works with us speak for them self! “On My Way” is one of those perfect moments. Enjoy!

Jakki Mickle (JAX)

Nathan — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:00:07 +0000

Born in Nantwich, Cheshire and when 3 weeks old went to Anglesey, where I grew up on the family farm, surrounded by a variety of farm animals and nature. I used to ride the cows up from the fields to the milking parlour!. My first exploits into Art were primitive scrawlings all over the bedroom walls, (probably inspired by hours of watching my Mum paint!), and since then I havent really looked back ! I attended Bangor Technical college to do a foundation course where I was tutoured by Peter Prendergast, a well known Welsh landscape artist, and Kyffin williams associate. This was followed by a degree course at ‘Falmouth School Of Art and Design’, Cornwall .

Inspired by the wonderfull land and seascapes , I started using only natural substances to paint with- ranging form cow dung -great greens !!-berries muds and clays. I also worked on a large scale.Since leaving Falmouth, I entered into various forms of employment…garden centers, landscape gardening, general gardening, (I have a garden design qualification), doing sign writing, decorating/ interior design etc…but always using painting ‘in the background’, which included private portrait commissions and painting the backdrops for ‘The Nantwich Players’ theatre group. I also painted a large number of Murals…some for private houses, some for ‘Stapeley water gardens’ - as backdrops to the tropical animals- Macaws, frogs, sharks, snakes and crocodiles.
My position as a decorator then became redundant and so I retrained to do commercial painting restoration, and at the same time turned to creating my own large scale paintings , taking my inspiration from my background on the farm, and on the area in rural wales where I live, and so appeared the ‘real but quirky’ paintings, which I paint to express and spread happiness to others..My black and white friesians make people smile, as do the pigs, horses, giraffes etc. Mullers (the yogurht producers) now own several cow canvass’, local farmers have some, private customers for their childrens rooms, others because they wanted something a bit different and quirky…. I paint them because each one is unique, every expression is different, and I have to say I love what I am doing. What better reason could there be ?

Trinny And Susannah

Nathan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:50:07 +0000

With the current trend on the increase for rare breed pigs, I decided I wanted to paint some. I contacted ‘Jimmy’s farm’ offices (The TV series) for some photo’s to work from-which they kindly supplied, and ‘Trinny and Susannah’ evolved. I enjoy painting porcine subjects and am planning to paint a number of ‘piggy paintings’, hopefully helping to bring the rare breeds into the spotlight.

Opposites Attract

Nathan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:11:20 +0000

Opposites Attract?