Artist in Focus: Nineke Havinga
Hi Nineke, why did you become an artist? The interesting thing is that as a child and young adult I never had any interest in art. I was however interested in nature, people and buildings and remember that I did feel the urge to…
Artist in Focus: Teresa Zerafa Byrne
Hi Teresa! When did you start to make art? Like most artists, I suspect, I can’t remember a time in my life when art wasn’t a part of it. I remember as a child looking at things around the house wondering how I could…
Art in Focus: Corner Wall Shaddows
As summer is on its way out, we all check longingly the snapshots of our holidays on our phones and computers, and wish we could go back for an hour or two. The good times always seem to pass too fast. If you are…
Artist in Focus: Angela Dierks
Angela used to work in higher education then turned to psychotherapy and art. Her pieces are indeed calming in nature while using beautiful saturated colours. Impressions of her garden and nature in general are where she usually starts from. Just as getting to know someone, her…
Artist in Focus: Susan Wooler
Susan in her studio Susan’s works are all about marks, colours and shapes on canvas. As an expressionist, she follows her intuition, rather than planning her paintings beforehand. Her main drive are emotions and this she hopes translates into the viewer’s experience. The paintings are…
Artist in Focus: Jonathan Pitts
Jonathan is a watercolour artist who battles all kinds of weather to produce work which often gets finished by rain or wind while he paints outside. He has been working and exhibiting in UK for several years, winning awards and perfecting his take on landscape….
London Recommends: Giacometti at Tate Modern
First, there was a painting. Then a play, and a sculpture. No actually – first there were the existentialists, then a painting, the artist and the playwright… No, I don’t think that’s right either. It’s complicated. Let’s do it in pictures: Samuel Beckett…
Artist in Focus: Pinar Akbaba
Pinar is a Turkish artist, who studied at the Istanbul University and since then is working on paintings that express and look for freedom. She is looking for an ‘escape from the rules that social life built for us, living this life as…
Buying emerging artists work
It’s the age—old conundrum for would be art collectors, venturing into the investment market for the first time: I know what I like, but how do I know if it will be appreciated by others and, ultimately, if its value will increase in time? Clearly…
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