British Art Show - Andrew Macara

There are only a couple of days left to see the latest Andrew Macara solo art exhibition at the Red Rag Gallery in Stow on the Wold.

Born in 1944 Andrew Macara studied art for a short period with Leonard Fuller at the St Ives School of Painting in Cornwall, but he is very much a self taught artist. Today Macara has developed into one of the leading present day figurative British artists. He has a distinctive style of painting and a passion for capturing light and shade in his art works. This has brought him considerable success

This highly successful art show features more than 30 new art works from one of the leading present day British artists. For the show Macara travelled the UK creating uplifting paintings of the British landscape and seaside scenes. Also featured at Red Rag’s art exhibition is the full portfolio of Andrew Macara Limited Edition Prints

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Limited Edition Prints

Today's post features British artist Paul Robinson. Robinson was born in Penrith, Cumbria in 1959. He studied Fine Art at Carlisle College of Art.

After graduating Paul Robinson moved to London he began a successful career as a freelance illustrator, working for many leading publications such as the Sunday Times and Radio Times. He also continued painting in oils and acrylics, developing his strong style, inspired by the streets of London.

Red Rag Gallery are now promoting a series of Limited Edition Prints from Paul Robinson. For further information please contact the gallery.

All Paul Robinson Limited Edition Prints from Red Rag Art Gallery have been reviewed by the artist. This guarantees that all prints offered by Red Rag satisfy the high quality and fine art standards set by Paul Robinson for prints. Each limited edition print series from the Red Rag British Art Gallery is available for immediate delivery and can be shipped worldwide.

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Painting by Karolina Larusdottir from Red Rag Gallery

A Happy New Year from all at Red Rag Gallery

For our first post of the new year we feature the art work of Karolina Larusdottir . Karolina was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1944. However she has lived and worked in the British Isles since the 1960’s and today is very a much a British Artist in terms of style and approach.

Karolina Larudottir studied contemporary art at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford. She is an elected member of: the Royal Society of Painter–Printmakers; the Royal Watercolour Society and is also an elected member of The New English Art Club which includes other Red Rag artist members David Cobley, Charles Hardaker, Ken Howard, Peter Kelly , Andrew Macara and William Selby.

Karolina Larusdottir's unique vision of both her homeland and England has won her a deservedly high reputation in the fields of contemporary painting. Many Larusdottir contemporary paintings are rooted in her upbringing in Iceland. Her Grandfather was the owner of the first grand hotel in Reykjavik. Glimpses of this busy environment, scenes of chambermaids, chefs and waitresses in the kitchen are engagingly evident.

In some paintings Karolina Larusdottir creates a world of her own, with imaginary people in strange situations, often floating, carrying rainbows or being visited by angels. Often Karolina’s contemporary paintings contain a wry humour that enhances the surreal and timeless qualities she creates when dealing with her favourite subject - people.

Karolina Larusdotir successes include many solo and mixed art shows in the most prestigious exhibitions of modern art in Britain, Europe, Africa and USA. In 1993 and again in 1997 the Royal Academy used her paintings to advertise the Summer exhibition.

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British art: artist Tina Morgan

Today’s featured British Artist is from the West Country. Tina Morgan was born in the British seaside village of Lynton in 1952. After studying art and design in Cornwall Tina went to work as an Art Director. During this time she won many awards including two at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1985 Tina Morgan decided to change career direction and began painting as a full time professional artist. Since then Tina has exhibited her art work widely and today she has established herself as an artist with a reputation for capturing the light and the lazy day holiday buzz of people relaxing on the south Devon beaches. Her softness of palette and great skill in observing and depicting people creates art work with a timeless quality.

Tina Morgan art works are primarily oil on canvas. Talking about her paintings Tina says: ‘ I use oil paint because the colour and textures are so rich. I develop the background and paint onto that with a knife for texture. Long springy brushes are used for the detail. The memory of a scene has always been far more interesting than the impression viewed on the day. So I capture the moment with a pastel or pencil sketch and photographs, then spend a long time just observing the view

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British Landscape Contemporary Art: David Atkins

The latest artist to be showing at Red Rag Bath Art Gallery is landscape painter David Atkins.

Atkins was born in Greenwich in 1964 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London and later at Winchester School of Art. Today David is a well established artist with a reputation for creating evocative landscape paintings and urban scenes.

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Contemporary art - British art from David Inshaw

Today we have uploaded eight new limited edition prints from established British artist David Inshaw. The new limited edition prints can be viewed on the Red Rag Gallery website. This includes today's post titled 'Storm Over Silbury Hill'.

David Inshaw is recognised for the powerful intensity of his English landscape paintings and limited edition prints. He has paintings in many private and public art collections including the Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Council, City of Bristol Art Gallery, Devizes Museum, Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery and is well represented in the Tate Gallery's art collection. David Inshaw first caught the public imagination in 1972 with his painting ‘ The Badmington Game

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British art: artist Sylvia Antonsen

Today's post features artist Sylvia Antonsen and her painting 'Trevose Head'

Antonsen is fascinated by the British coastline and its maritime buildings. Sylvia's travels and observations have taken her to many UK counties including the county of Cornwall. Trevose Head Lighthouse is British built on the north west extremity of Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast. Its white tower rises above the dramatic sheer grey granite cliffs that are more than 45m above the level of the sea. The light in use today is one of a pair originally constructed here — a higher light and a lower. Pairs of fixed lights helped ships get their positions more accurately. It is the 27m tall higher light that remains in use — a white-painted cylindrical stone tower with gallery.

Sylvia Antonsen has captured the lighthouse on a bright uplifting day. The building stands majestically against a brilliant blue sea and sky. And, the safety and security associated with lighthouses is reinforced by the calm and confident scene. As in all of Sylvia Antonsen’s work it is this linear quality that accentuates a sense of order.

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