by admingcg | 6, Nov, 2023 | News Post
In the 1970s, selling commercial textile designs was a matter of presenting hand painted croquis to a buyer. An artist’s agent finalised a portfolio of work with the designer. Then there would be a wait to see if anyone would select a design from the portfolio...
by admingcg | 4, Nov, 2023 | News Post
With the nights drawing in, and the air growing cold and crisp, the excitement of Bonfire Night approaches. Dark skies, with perhaps some stars, and frost-covered grass form the backdrop for thrilling firework displays. Flames leap up from the bonfire, and smoke curls...
by admingcg | 2, Nov, 2023 | News Post
Dark autumn evenings, heavy rain and reflected street lights make this the perfect time of year to introduce our newest canvas print. ‘City Rain’ is an original wallpaper design, hand painted in gouache during the 1950s. It was intended for a feature wall,...
by admingcg | 1, Nov, 2023 | News Post
The beautiful principle of symmetry has been used in art since earliest times. In the 17th Century BC, the Ancient Chinese produced bronze vessels decorated with a symmetrical design and borders. The word ‘symmetry’ comes from a Greek word meaning...
by admingcg | 31, Oct, 2023 | News Post
If you haven’t read ‘Bed & Breakfast’, you’re missing a treat! This amusing and quirky story makes even the grown ups chuckle. Pre-school children and early readers love the comic rhyme and the amusing details in the illustrations....
by admingcg | 30, Oct, 2023 | News Post
The familiar story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ has been popular in its present form since 1837. It was published in a book by Robert Southey, called ‘The Doctor’. This nursery tale was a favourite in Southey’s family, and it is...
by admingcg | 29, Oct, 2023 | News Post
Our lovely children’s book, ‘Water Vole’s Diary’, tells the story of Water Vole and all the interesting things he had to write about in his diary. Most people keep a diary at least once in their life. It may be an occasional scribbled...
by admingcg | 28, Oct, 2023 | News Post
‘Water Vole’s Diary’ is an especially beautiful children’s book in the Goldcrest Gallery collection. It has a lovely cover illustration showing Water Vole outside his shop, “Riverside Stores”. He waves to his friends as they row...
by admingcg | 25, Oct, 2023 | News Post
It all began in 2018 when we noticed a greeting card for sale in the village shop. A local artist had reproduced his landscape painting as a card. We felt this was just the idea we needed to help an older member of our family who was having a very tough time. There...
by admingcg | 23, Oct, 2023 | News Post
Artists have been depicting flowers in many different styles for centuries. They were an especially popular subject during the 17th and 18th Centuries, in the Golden Age of Dutch painting. For example, artists such as Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder painted meticulous...
