original contemporary art
Finding original art to buy is getting easier these days, you can buy art online in the UK and across the world directly from the artists.Phoenix Art is an artist online gallery offering original...
View Article5 reasons why art is a great investment
If you've got some extra cash, and are looking for an investment that is easy to get into, that will hold its value, and looks great, then you could no better than an original artwork or print. They're...
View ArticleBig Vern 'n" The Shootahs
Hansel Village29th August 2014 - Big Vern 'n" The ShootahsJoin us for another night of fabulous entertainment from Big Vern 'n" The Shootahs!Scotland's favourite soul band is back by popular demand on...
View ArticleCreating Original Art
At Phoenix-art.net, you see the end result of hours, days and months of hard work.I am going to give a very brief outline some of the various processes and materials we use to create the original art...
View ArticlePainting with oils
Original Oil PaintingTraditional oil painting often begins with sketching the subject onto the canvas or board with charcoal or thinned oil paint. The oil paint is usually mixed with linseed oil,...
View ArticleGlasgow prints & paintings
Great Western Road in West end of Glasgow is one of the iconic images of Glasgow.The road features so many spires and iconic images of Glasgow and runs from one end of the city to the other.I cannot...
View ArticleLimited Edition cityscape art
Cityscape art has been with us for a long time from the first century A.D. when it was painted in a fresco at the baths of Trajan Rome. In the middle ages Cityscapes were used as abackground for...
View ArticleOrkney Church pillaged
Islanders say they are devastated by the theft of three hand-carved wooden plaques from Orkney's famous Italian Chapel.Three wooden panels approximately 6in by 8in with a small wooden cross on the top...
View ArticleMacMillan Art Exhibition
Glasgow Macmillan Art Show celebrates thirtieth anniversary The Macmillan Art Show run by volunteers from the Glasgow '84 Committee, who work to bring together a range of Scottish Contemporary Art...
View ArticleAbstract art
Abstract art brought art to life, creating a new way for artists to work and today the internet that has brought art online for you to take a new look at art and to make art available to everyone....
View ArticleDemarco and Howson
Peter Howson in connversation with Richard Demarco and watch Peter Howson working on his portrait of Deamrco in the video from Hibrow, the arts onlinePeter Howson and Richard Demarco...
View ArticleHansel Charity Ball
Join Hansel for another fabulous night at the annual Hansel Ball, taking place on Saturday 8th November at Brig O'Doon House Hotel. J P McLaughlin is supplying a work of art for auction at the charity...
View ArticleValentino Rossi the Crash
With the 2014 championship coming to its end the premier class is one of serious ups and downs. With three races left there are only two spots left on the podium and one of the three contenders will be...
View ArticleMr Turner
Mr TurnerDir: Mike Leigh. Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley ManvilleIn the new Mike Leigh film, Mr Turner, you can hardly miss the Mister. Joseph Mallord...
View ArticleAndy Warhol, Elvis & Brando
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}b:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}Rare portraits by Andy Warhol of Hollywood stars Elvis Presley and...
View ArticleArt for under £500
With Christmas on the horizon there is still time to think of a unique gift and there can be only one and that is "original art".Buying art for under £500 is straight forward just click the link and...
View ArticleLate Turner
Late TurnerTate Britain looks at one of the nation's greatest artists with the EY exhibition Late Turner: Painting Set Free. This is the first exhibition to examine the achievements of Turner's body of...
View ArticleConstable
ConstableConstable: The Making of a Master reveals some of the hidden stories behind John Constable's better-known paintings. The exhibition, at the V&A, presents Constable's work alongside old...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo: Asterix creator out of retirement
Charlie Hebdo: Asterix creator Albert Uderzo comes out of retirement to draw 'Je suis Charlie' cartoonThe 87-year-old cartoonist draws a furious Asterix, punching an assailant into the air and...
View ArticleJohn Barrowman & J P McLaughlin
John Barrowman & J P McLaughlin Photograph by Jett Vivere Just before Christmas I got a call asking if I would be able to have a visitor to the studio to see some of the work that does not go on...
View ArticleJohn Byrne on Glasgow School of art
Glasgow School of Art is nothing more than a fun factory': John Byrne launches astonishing attack on Mackintosh institutionBYRNE described work lost in last year's fire at the GSoA as "garbage" and...
View ArticleJohn Byrne Glasgow School of art II
John Byrne speaks about the row about Glasgow School of Art. Byrne said an article in Highland Life last year had been "extensively misquoted". He was said to have described the art school as "a fun...
View ArticleOpen art Competitions 2015
Art CompetitionsFerens Art Gallery OpenVenue: Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull, HU1 3RA.Tel: 01482 300 300Details: Selected annual exhibition open to amateur and professional artists....
View ArticleDamien Hirst art auction
A portrait of Lionel Messi by Damien Hirst has fetched $556,000 at a charity auction February 2015.The sale of football-themed art at Sotheby's, featured works donated by artists including Japanese...
View ArticleHansel Village"Little paintings"
Our seventh 'Little Paintings' art event, showcasing some of Scotland's finest artists, will be held at Lochgreen House Hotel in March 2015. This highly acclaimed exhibition has specially commisioned...
View ArticleJohn Singer Sargent
Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends An intimate reflection on John Singer Sargent's portraits of famous friendsJohn Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was the greatest portrait painter of his...
View ArticleThe red slippers
The Red Slipper Rosy-red was a sweet little girl, with beautiful blue eyes, soft pink cheeks and glorious ruddy-gold hair of the tinge that artists love to paint. Her mother died the day she was born,...
View ArticleContemporary art investment
Invest in British Art( what our customers say)British art seems a great thing to invest in. You might browse the art auctions or look for your own masterpiece in charity shops in the hope of finding a...
View ArticleGlasgow Contemporary Art Fair
Glasgow Contemporary Art FairIt has been some time since Glasgow had an art fair and the last one was an unmitigated disaster for all involved with a poor venue and little or no advertising support for...
View ArticleCheckmate
CheckmateAs Nicola Sturgeon turns the political world in the UK upside down a picture paints a thousand words.The white Queen sits on a transparent board and with nothing to hide the most powerful...
View ArticleR2D2 and the red coat
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters December 18, 2015.Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including...
View ArticleNorth West 200
North West 200The Vauxhall International North West 200 is Ireland's largest outdoor sporting event, and the event's first organisers could not have imagined how the event would grow over the years....
View ArticleMOTOGP 2015 Rossi
Valentino Rossi eighth MotoGP world championship is a realistic goal for 2015.In his second season back at Yamaha after his unsuccessful Ducati stint, Rossi made great strides and finished second in...
View ArticleJurassic World in record weekend
Jurassic World takes $511m in record opening weekend The fourth instalment in the Jurassic Park series has become the first film to take more than $500m at the box office on its opening...
View ArticleGerard Butler
Gerard Butler treats bar full of Scotland football fans to free pizza during visit to his home townTHE Hollywood hunk was visiting relatives in Paisley when he stopped off at the town's Argyll Bar to...
View ArticlePeter Howson forgeries
Top artist is targeted by forgers who fooled auction houses and the publicA Glasgow auctioneer had to withdraw large oil paintings after the artist said they were fakes Says it is damaging his...
View ArticlePintar Rapido
J P McLaughlin Girl in a red hatPintar Rapido Glasgow J P McLaughlin will be taking part in this outdoor painting event taking art to the streets of Glasgow.Pintar Rapido is biggest outdoor painting...
View ArticleTaking art to the streets
Pintar RapidoA sunny day in Glasgow, the one and only saw artists descend on Glasgow to take part in one of the largest artist events the City has seen.The artists taking part had to paint the city in...
View ArticleBanksy art vandalised by graffiti
In a bizzare twist graffiti art attacked with graffiti.A piece of Banksy artwork in Folkestone, Kent, vandalised with a crude drawing that was painted onto the original.The work, which has an...
View ArticleDismal and the Empire
Dismal and the EmpireOriginal Oil painting depicting the commercial fight between 2 very different ideas on entertainment.As Star Wars reaches out with "The Force Awakens" and launches into another...
View ArticleCollectors go online
New research released today has revealed the growing trend for buying art online – with 71% of art collectors surveyed having bought artwork without seeing it in person first but based only on a JPEG...
View ArticleBilly Connolly to get TV honour
Billy Connolly Comedian Billy Connolly is to be presented with a special prize at the National Television Awards later this month.The special recognition award will honour his 50-year career and will...
View ArticleRenfrew Ferry
Renfrew FerryOriginally the service operated from King's Inch, further upstream on land which is now the site of the Braehead Shopping Centre, but moved around two hundred years ago to serve better the...
View ArticleHansel Little Paintings
Little Paintings Help Hansel GrowAnnual art event at Hansel13th March - 15th March 2016 - Little Paintings Art EventThis year the show will be in Murdoch House on the Broadmeadows Estate at...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg: Red Faced or an Emperor With no Clothes? with 5 comments Today I came across this question on a friends Facebook status? A friend I respect, even if we occasionally disagree.He asked...
View ArticleMarie Curie "Art for Care"
Art for Care Friday 26 August 2016 – Friday 2 September 2016 ...
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