Celebrating the Eco Warrior of the Paint World: Edward Bulmer
On International Earth Day I thought it would be wonderful to celebrate a company that has the interests of the environment at the core of what they do. I was thrilled to bits when Edward Bulmer Paint Company agreed to
Hunter+Collector – meet Tess Chodan
Coming across Tess at the Surrey art show I was transfixed by her beautiful creations for the longest of time. Of course, this is exactly the point of ‘object d’art’ - her pieces are simply stunning creations, sensitively and thoughtfully
Introducing Bron Jones
When I met Bron Jones recently, I was struck by two things; her effusive warmth and her love of the environment. An environmental scientist and a teacher, Bron has always managed to combine her love of art and nature through her
Introducing Kasia Clarke
Kasia Clarke’s abstracted landscapes are soulful escapes for the mind and eye that I can’t ever imagine tiring of. Living and working near Reigate, Kasia started her creative career in glass art, but now spends all her time painting. She
Introducing Olivier Leger
Proudly presenting Olivier Leger who creates ecological dream scapes in pen and ink for us to be wondrously ‘lost’ in: ‘I am an East Midlands based artist and my focus is to create drawings of the natural world. I graduated
Introducing our Artists Appreciation Initiative
Recognising that great artwork is central to any successful interiors scheme, we are going to be running an Artists Appreciation Initiative. Through this drive we will be presenting a number of hand picked artists a month. Our search criteria is
Creativity – important or not?
Einstein knew the fundamental importance of creativity, and it’s refreshing and reassuring to remind ourselves of this truth when creativity is often the first thing to be slashed from the ‘frame’. It is not always valued by society, so what propels
‘Creativity takes Courage’ Henri Matisse
If you are about to embark on a major ‘home renovations’ or ‘build from scratch’ project, it is certainly worth contemplating these wise words. What did Matisse mean exactly by this, and how can we apply the learnings to a
Happy New Decade!
I love this idea of attaching importance to the notion of a ‘generous future’. Appreciating that it’s ours to be had purely through being fully present, applying our best selves to the here and now without concerning ourselves too much