Normal Service !!!!

We are now back to 'normal services' after the closure of the gallery on Saturday due to Diane & I going away to London for the weekend to see 'Jersey Boys'!

'Oh what a Night!'

Wow what can I say? If you get the chance to see this amazing show then you must!! It was fab!! The music was great and kept toes tapping and hands clapping all night long! The show is on at The Prince Edward Theatre in Soho.

We had never been to Soho - what a busy area, plenty of cafes, bars & restaurants for people to people watch... Soho is the centre for the gay community and so I was not surprised to see guys watching guys everywhere we looked - good job I had Diane on my arm!!

There was alot to see in Chinatown! The streets were strung with lanterns and there was a real buzz about the place! The streets were full of great smelling restaurants, food shops and an amazing cake shop!

This being Soho there were also some ... er ... other interesting shops too ;-)

All in all the weather was superb, the show was amazing and the company was second to none! We had a great weekend!

As I write this I am listening to the printer printing my 100th copy of our latest newsletter which will be winging its way to your door very soon.

We are getting very excited as we get ready for the appearance of Jeff Rowland on Thursday 23/10/08 between 5-8pm. Champagne is on order and nibbles will be served!

Jeff is a real character and very entertaining to chat to - he is always happy to answer questions about his work and his inspiration!!

If you haven't given us an address but would like to be included on the guest list for newsletters and gallery events then please email us :-)

Once again I apologise for the closure of the gallery but normal services have now been resumed!!

Sorry!!!

Sorry if you tried to contact the Gallery on Monday but we were closed for the day as I had planned a birthday treat for Diane!!

At 7.45am on Monday morning we set off for Reading (via Cobham to deliver a couple of prints to a customer....hope you like them Chris)!!

I had planned to tell Diane that we had a meeting to go to in Reading but she guessed that something was afoot ... she found the bag packed and secreted away in the boot of the car so I had to confess!

All I can say is that Diane has never looked as wonderful as she did today and I know she had a truly fantastic, amazing day that will rank hopefully alongside her wedding day and the birth of our two children!!!

I must take this opportunity to advise that the Gallery will be closed on Saturday 20th September as I am taking Diane away for the weekend to London to see a show.... yes she knows about this one as she got the show tickets in her birthday card!! Again I arranged everything without her knowing... I am getting good at this!!!

Once again I am sorry we have/will be closed but its not every year my gorgeous wife turns 40!!

Normal services will be resumed from the 22nd September!!

Exciting Times Ahead!!

Monday 8th September was the day we arrived at the ICC in Birmingham all charged up ready to see the new images from all your favourite Washington Green artists.

However we nearly didn't make it pass the armed police and security staff due to the Cabinet having a meeting in the same building (the first time they have met outside of London in nearly 100 years)!!!

Eventually after scouring many lists access was granted and all I can say is we were NOT disappointed!

The work on display was staggering - so many fabulous pieces and some really stunning collections!

Peter Smith & Jeff Rowland both deserve a huge pat on the back for they each had a large selection of work (8 images and 7 images respectively) and the collections are so strong that they are sure to be incredibly popular! This will be supported by appearances by Peter and Jeff at galleries stocking their work - more exciting news to follow on this front very soon!!

You will all remember the incredible sell-out popularity of Peter Smiths 'Naughty Step' - well we are deligted to announce that there is a follow-up! It is simply fantastic and will pull at your heart strings for sure!

If you are lucky enough to have the 'Naughty Step' then you will certainly want this to complement it ... but if you missed out on 'Naughty Step' then you will want to get in early and avoid disappointment for this piece! It is called 'Do You Come Here Often' and it is a box canvas. It is priced at £575.00 and images will be available very soon - let us know if you are interested, early reservation of this piece is highly reccommended!!

I have to say that all the artists have stepped up their game and the new releases are truly outstanding and I can see no weak pieces at all.

We were also shown new work by Scott Carruthers and Mark Edwards both very interesting.

Mark Edwards is already a well established artist and has had many solo exhibitions. Mark was the illustrator for the Chronicles Of Narnia and helped on the set of the films!!

Exciting times are ahead and we will update the website as soon as we can. If you are interested in any pieces then please contact us at the gallery sooner rather than later!!