Well the nerves are building. 'May Contain Nuts' is in the gallery and attracting alot of attention! The walls have been moved and the floor has been swept and washed. All pictures have been dusted and I think we are ready!!
Peter Smith will be in the gallery tomorrow between 12-3pm and so in the morning there are only a few last minute jobs left to do... well, I must get out the drinks and nibbles anyway!
I must also try not to wear a groove in the floor with my pacing and try not to bite my finger nails into nothing!! Not that I'm nervous about Peter's appearance but he is in the Top 10 of Washington Greens best selling artists!!
The truth is I am a little (well maybe alot!) nervous as I have known Peter for a while now, firstly as a collector and now as a gallery owner. I want the day to go well as he will be giving up his Saturday to be with us!!
Diane keeps on telling me that it will go well and everything will be fine but in this time of doom and gloom who can say with confidence that people will come?
The truth will be known by noon tomorrow. Will we be ready? Will we be busy? Will it be a success or a failure?
Check back here for the next exciting instalment... - oh no you don't - get down to the gallery tomorrow and see for yourselves :-)
Just to update you on the top sellers for October - I can reveal that Jeff Rowland has taken top spot! Well done Jeff (I'm sure that Jeffs fabulous new tour and visit to the gallery must have had something to do with it!!).
1. Jeff Rowland
2. Alexander Millar
3. Peter Smith, Bob Barker, Paul Horton
With Peter's new tour 'May Contain Nuts' in the gallery then maybe he will be reclaiming the top spot come the end of November...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Jeff Rowland Appearance 23rd October 2008
A 'Brief Encounter' it may have been but here are the highlights!
A Brief Encounter
Diane & I spent all day yesterday getting the gallery ready for Jeff Rowlands appearance. We washed the windows, inside and out! We swept and washed the floor, dusted the pictures, moved the walls and took delivery of 17 box's of the new Fine Art Collector magazine!!!
By 4.15pm we were all ready and Michelle, the WG rep arrived, having collected Jeff from the railway station (a very appropriate form of transport don't you agree?).
The kettle was on and we had chance to sit and chat over a cuppa before people started to arrive.
Jeff is a geordie lad and with all geordies he has a great sense of humour and kept us all entertained with his stories of the years before he became an artist!!
Jeff also explained in detail how he created the images to his new tour 'A Brief Encounter' and the techniques used to create the rain in his so atmospheric images!!
Jeff kindly dedicated each piece which was bought on the evening with a beautiful sketch on the backing board - a truly unique thank you to his collectors!
The champagne flowed and the nibbles were nibbled and a good time was had by all!
Once the gallery was empty Jeff kindly signed the back of each remaining piece with 'Best Wishes'!
To those customers who came on such a wet evening - THANK YOU!
To those customers who didn't brave the elements - you missed a good night! A special THANKS to Jon who drove up from Norwich to join us for the occasion!
Diane & I were a little nervous as this was our first official Artist Appearance but we are really pleased that it went well!
To Jeff, the 'Rain Man' himself - many thanks for giving up your evening to meet and greet our customers. To Michelle - a massive thank you for collecting Jeff and for guiding us through our first appearance!
'A Brief Encounter' it may have been Jeff, but next time we see you in the gallery bring your easel, paints and apron cause we will have you painting for us live!!
By 4.15pm we were all ready and Michelle, the WG rep arrived, having collected Jeff from the railway station (a very appropriate form of transport don't you agree?).
The kettle was on and we had chance to sit and chat over a cuppa before people started to arrive.
Jeff is a geordie lad and with all geordies he has a great sense of humour and kept us all entertained with his stories of the years before he became an artist!!
Jeff also explained in detail how he created the images to his new tour 'A Brief Encounter' and the techniques used to create the rain in his so atmospheric images!!
Jeff kindly dedicated each piece which was bought on the evening with a beautiful sketch on the backing board - a truly unique thank you to his collectors!
The champagne flowed and the nibbles were nibbled and a good time was had by all!
Once the gallery was empty Jeff kindly signed the back of each remaining piece with 'Best Wishes'!
To those customers who came on such a wet evening - THANK YOU!
To those customers who didn't brave the elements - you missed a good night! A special THANKS to Jon who drove up from Norwich to join us for the occasion!
Diane & I were a little nervous as this was our first official Artist Appearance but we are really pleased that it went well!
To Jeff, the 'Rain Man' himself - many thanks for giving up your evening to meet and greet our customers. To Michelle - a massive thank you for collecting Jeff and for guiding us through our first appearance!
'A Brief Encounter' it may have been Jeff, but next time we see you in the gallery bring your easel, paints and apron cause we will have you painting for us live!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Invest in Art!!
Amidst all the doom and gloom about the economy I was pleased to read an article in Yorkshire Life this week that advises that if you have surplus cash or have taken your money out of stocks and shares due to the ups and downs of the stock market then the best place to put your money is in Art & Jewellery!!
As with all things the value of your art may increase but it may also decrease, however if you do your research you may just hit on the next Van Gough,Turner or Constable. I always say to people if you like it and it makes you smile then you will never be disappointed with your decision to buy that unique fantastic original or a very limited edition print. If it goes up in value then thats a bonus.
It has been a quiet two weeks but we are only one week away from Jeff Rowlands appearance and we are busy hanging his new work in preperation for his visit. Jeff's work is going from strength to strength and we have 3 superb original pieces, one oil and two pencil sketches to hang along side his new limited edition prints.
We truly believe that this is Jeff's strongest work todate and hope that you will agree when you see them hung in the gallery. If you would like to come to the appearance on 23rd October between 5-8pm then please contact us for an invite.
Remember Art is the new investment in these times of doom and gloom and we have some stunning pieces for you to invest in!!!
As with all things the value of your art may increase but it may also decrease, however if you do your research you may just hit on the next Van Gough,Turner or Constable. I always say to people if you like it and it makes you smile then you will never be disappointed with your decision to buy that unique fantastic original or a very limited edition print. If it goes up in value then thats a bonus.
It has been a quiet two weeks but we are only one week away from Jeff Rowlands appearance and we are busy hanging his new work in preperation for his visit. Jeff's work is going from strength to strength and we have 3 superb original pieces, one oil and two pencil sketches to hang along side his new limited edition prints.
We truly believe that this is Jeff's strongest work todate and hope that you will agree when you see them hung in the gallery. If you would like to come to the appearance on 23rd October between 5-8pm then please contact us for an invite.
Remember Art is the new investment in these times of doom and gloom and we have some stunning pieces for you to invest in!!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Excitement Builds!!!!
Well its October!! What a busy last two days of September! We spent all day Monday packing. We shipped out 6 pieces which isn't a lot but it takes some time when you have to build a box as none of the pieces we sent out were of a standard size!!
Yesterday we had a changeover day which is where we put up new stock. It is always typical that when we do a changeover we are busy with customers - unfortunately they don't get to see the gallery at its full potential so apologies to those customers yesterday who saw us in our somewhat disorganised state!
You may have noticed on the website that we have taken down the selection work available from Rolf Harris and Todd White. As a Premier Partner with Washington Green we are no longer permitted to promote artists published by other companies.
Rolf Harris remains very popular and some new pieces were ordered last month and we are hoping that they will arrive very shortly!
In the meantime do please ring the gallery if you are interested and of course if you are passing then we are always happy to talk about the work available.
Just to update you on the top sellers for September - I can reveal that Peter Smith has again stormed to the top of the leader board for the second month in a row! Well done Peter!!
1. Peter Smith
2. Paul Kenton/Bob Dylan
3. John Wilson/Sarah J Szikora
With Peter's new tour 'May Contain Nuts' due out very soon maybe he will make it 3 months in a row!!
Perhaps Jeff Rowland will make a bid for the summit - we will have Jeff in the gallery on 23rd October 2008 between 5-8pm to promote his one man show entitled 'A Brief Encounter'. If you wish to be on the invite list then please contact us.
October promises to be an exciting month and I sit here with great anticipation!!!
Yesterday we had a changeover day which is where we put up new stock. It is always typical that when we do a changeover we are busy with customers - unfortunately they don't get to see the gallery at its full potential so apologies to those customers yesterday who saw us in our somewhat disorganised state!
You may have noticed on the website that we have taken down the selection work available from Rolf Harris and Todd White. As a Premier Partner with Washington Green we are no longer permitted to promote artists published by other companies.
Rolf Harris remains very popular and some new pieces were ordered last month and we are hoping that they will arrive very shortly!
In the meantime do please ring the gallery if you are interested and of course if you are passing then we are always happy to talk about the work available.
Just to update you on the top sellers for September - I can reveal that Peter Smith has again stormed to the top of the leader board for the second month in a row! Well done Peter!!
1. Peter Smith
2. Paul Kenton/Bob Dylan
3. John Wilson/Sarah J Szikora
With Peter's new tour 'May Contain Nuts' due out very soon maybe he will make it 3 months in a row!!
Perhaps Jeff Rowland will make a bid for the summit - we will have Jeff in the gallery on 23rd October 2008 between 5-8pm to promote his one man show entitled 'A Brief Encounter'. If you wish to be on the invite list then please contact us.
October promises to be an exciting month and I sit here with great anticipation!!!
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