Cheshire Art Agencies

It is with great pleasure that we announce the dates for Lawrie Williamson’s 2012 Norfolk Exhibition to be held once again at The Blakeney Hotel, in Blakeney, Nr Holt this coming June.  This year will see Lawrie celebrate his 80th birthday, and we invite you to come and help celebrate with him over the course of the weekend.

Opening times for the exhibition are as follows;

Friday 8th June,  10 a.m - 8.30 p.m
Saturday 9th June, 11 a.m - 7.30 p.m
Sunday 10th June, 11 a.m – 4.00 p.m

The exhibition will then transfer to the Fairfax Gallery of Burnham Market, Norfolk for the summer.

More good news for collectors of Lawrie’s work is that 2012 will see two new exciting collectable items introduced to the market. Starting off this summer with the publication of a limited edition book detailing some of this modern master’s most striking work from over the last 50 years, as well as his own musings on life, art, philosophy, family and fishing! Available in three separate editions of escalating detail and exclusivity ( Deluxe, Limited & Open editions), we will be showcasing advanced copies of the book, and accepting orders at the Blakeney exhibition. Further details will then of course be circulated to all friends, collectors and interested parties in due course.

June also sees the release of a box set containing four limited edition prints of recent pen and wash sketches based on the traditional custom of kelp pulling. These items are restricted to an extremely limited run of twenty five copies, each coming in a custom made presentation box, and carrying four beautifully hand mounted prints.

It just leaves me to say that we once again look forward to welcoming you all to this, the 3rd year of Lawrie’s annual Norfolk exhibition to be held in Blakeney. And thank you for your continued support and interest in Lawrie’s work.

We’re getting the New Year underway in some fashion by unveiling this set of engrossing, vibrant Oil Works from Manchester based Artist Alison Murdoch

A few well chosed words from Alison about the rose paintings, their wider meaning and her motivation…

“My motivation comes from an obsession with paint and painting
and the physical, emotional and intellectual challenges of attempting to communicate my individual truth through a personal visual language.  The work references memory, mood and experience, with a desire to make something which has integrity and empathy as well as beauty. The recent series of work depicts representations of roses, chosen for their loveliness, emotional associations and ability to be recognisable when abstracted. Through simple compositions of rose forms, the concept is to sensitively respond to the subject and convey the essence, the sense of ‘rose-ness’ of the rose rather than purely describing what it looks like. The paintings are a record of these responses and the experience of rendering the form through the plasticity of oil paint, colour and visceral mark making. The palette is often limited and in the newest work the roses are painted using skin tones, echoing flesh and the human form.”

All enquiries and comments on these paintings directed to sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk, please.

New Original and Limited Edition Works from Janet Treby

We are thrilled to unveil this new series of Original Works, and their companion Limited Edition Partners from Internationally popular Cornwall based Artist Janet Treby.

All Details on price, size, medium and availability can be found on Janet’s Limited Editions, and Originals sections of this website. Please direct any enquiries or comments to our email address.

Introducing Gwyn Jones Limited Editions

We are proud to announce the release of these striking figurative studies by Manchester Artist Gwyn Jones, as limited edition prints. With both editions being limited to a run of 25 paper copies.

Gwyn has been a working artist for the past twenty years, and has put her creative capabilities to good use in a series of ever-varied and diverse roles. Ranging from a stint as artist in residence at the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, as a book cover artist creating jacket sleeves for the likes of Catherine Cookson and D.H Lawrence, and most recently as a profiled artist at Salford’s Lowry Centre.

We are currently in the process of sending out the first orders for these items, and as usual we welcome any enquiries, comments and questions via email at sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk

Another Day, another stunning set of new work from a popular female figurative painter! This time around we are extremely excited to announce the release of a series of Original Works by acclaimed Manchester based artist Gwyn Jones.

Well known in certain circles known for her recent work with the BBC Philarmonic Orchestra and the Royal Northern College of Music. And also for her past life as a high profile illustrator. Gwyn has been a working artist for over twenty years, and is the former proprieter of the Troubadour Gallery in Chorlton, South Manchester.

Once again interest from our galleries has been particularly strong since the release of these images. and given the  seasonal nature of some of these works, we anticipate that their popularity is set to increaseas the year progresses.

As usual we would ask any interested parties to direct any comments, queries and questions to sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk

Introducing Luis Frutos

We are delighted to introduce a wider U.K audience to this stunning series of Original Work by Spanish artist Luis Frutos

Born 1947 in Madrid , Luis has been a working artist for over twenty five years. He lives and paints mainly from his home studio in Altea (Alicante), as well as spending a portion of each year at his second home in Norfolk, U.K.

Eternally hard working and prolific, the past decade has seen him produce new work for over twenty well received exhibitions in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Germany and Spain (Barcelona,Bilbao, Madrid), U.S.A (Miami, New York) and the U.K (London, Norfolk).

Luis describes his work as being “touched by magic realism”, and these distinctive images certainly do blend elements of both fantasy and reality, but they also carry the hallmarks that make Luis’ work so distinctive; remaining richly textured, expressive, passionate, and highly energetic.

As usual we look forward to receiving all enquiries, comments and questions via email at sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk

We are thrilled to announce a new range of Original Work and Limited Edition by popular Cornwall based artist Janet Treby.

Arguably best known for her stunning figuarative works, Janet also has a real passion for wildlife studies, something which stems from her childhood spent deep within the Bedfordshire countryside.

Interest in this series of works has been particularly strong since it’s release last month, and as usual we’re asking any interested parties to contact us directly at sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk with all comments, questions and queries.

LAWRIE WILLIAMSON M.A.F.A , F.R.S.A, R.B.S.A, N.D.D
2nd Annual Blakeney exhibition

We are delighted to announce a return to the Blakeney Hotel in Norfolk this June, for the second annual exhibition of new and recent oils and works on paper by Lawrie Williamson, hosted in partnership with Fairfax Galleries of Burnham Market and Holt.

Lawrie’s subjects can vary widely from canvas to canvas, and are drawn from a lifetime of experience and observation. However a single factor is common to all his paintings, the use of light. Whether it be a smokey pub interior, bonfire night, flying kites on the beach or stunning views of Venice, each painting is underpinned with light that comes alive off the canvas.

He is widely acknowledged by art lovers and critics alike as a modern master, and rightly recognised as one of the top oil painters alive and working anywhere in the world today.  Furthermore, his highly collectable work has made a deep and lasting impression on the commercial art market and continues to steadily increase in value, as it historically has done for the past 30 + years.

The dates and times of the exhibition will be;

Friday 3rd of June. 4.00-8.30 pm.
Saturday 4th of June. 12.00-7.30 pm.
Sunday 5th June. 11.00-4.00 pm.

At The Blakeney Hotel, The Quay, Blakeney,  Nr. Holt, Norfolk NR25 7N

After these dates the exhibition will transfer to the Fairfax Galleries at Burnham Market and Holt for the summer.

If you would like to know more information about the upcoming event, then please get in touch via any of the points of contact listed on our site.

WATCH DAVID BEZ AT WORK IN HIS HOME STUDIO

In this new three minute video clip. We are happy to have this item posted, passed on and used as a promotional tool by any of our our regular stockists as well as other interested parties.

Simply click the play button to play, or follow this link to view on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N165IPOea4A

Two exciting new additions to James Milroy’s Painters Painting Series.

‘Lowry Standing in his Studio’ : Available on Board Mounted Canvas in an Edition of 96

Image Size: 10” x 12”

RRP - £130 + VAT    (Unframed)

RRP - £165.00 + VAT    (Framed)

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‘Lowry Sitting in his Studio’ : Available on Board Mounted Canvas in an Edition of 96

Image Size: 12” x 12”

RRP - £130 + VAT    (Unframed)

RRP - £165 + VAT    (Framed)

All relevant enquries/comments to sales@cheshireartagencies.co.uk please. To view more of James’s work, browse through the available works section of this website.