Jack Vettriano paintings sold for over £1 million

David | Jack Vettriano blog | August 30, 2007

Painter Jack Vettriano has sold a set of images for more than £1m. Bluebird at Bonneville went for £468,000 at a Sotheby’s auction held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. The painting was one of seven originally commissioned by London restaurateur and designer Sir Terence Conran in 1997. The sale is the second highest price for a Vettriano after the Singing Butler fetched £744,500 in 2004. Head of Scottish pictures at the auction house, Andre Zlattinger, said the popularity of the sale confirmed the demand for quality Scottish works. The series of seven paintings were for Sir Terence Conran’s Bluebird Club in Chelsea. They were among the artist’s first major commissions.

Mums make heavy search engine use in Shopping

David | Limited edition prints | August 27, 2007

DoubleClick Performics recently released data resulting from a usage study targeting “mums” and completed in cooperation with Microsoft and ROI Research, which showed that of the nearly 1,000 mums surveyed, 89 percent use the Internet at least twice/day, and 90 percent have been using it for more than seven years. 86 percent of respondents said search engines are the most efficient way to find information.

The data illustrates heavy search engine usage in support of online purchases, offline purchases, coordinating travel and many other planning activities among mums

Culture minister promotes Vettriano paintings

David | Jack Vettriano blog, Wall Art Gallery | August 27, 2007

Linda Fabiani, the Scottish culture secretary, is to ask Jack Vettriano to lend one of his paintings to hang in her office.Fabiani believes the arts establishment has rejected Vettriano’s talent out of snobbery. The painting would be displayed in the Scottish Executive building at Victoria Quay, alongside work by other Scots artists.Fabiani believes that Vettriano could be one of Scotland’s greatest cultural ambassadors.

Rolf Harris admires the view at St Ives

David | Jack Vettriano blog | August 20, 2007

St Ives harbour has long attracted the eye of artists. Now Rolf Harris, the celebrated Australian painter, has put forward the view from the harbour as one of the best in Britain.Artists have flocked to the stunning coastal resort in West Cornwall for more than 120 years as it is said to have an amazing quality of light as well as the breathtaking scenery .Britain’s Favourite View started last night on ITV, examines the merits of glorious views around the country as championed by celebrities.

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The painting , the Earl and the taxman

David | Wall Art Gallery | August 20, 2007

A miniature portrait of John Hampden, a cousin of Oliver Cromwell and a leading Parliamentarian in the English Civil War, is being valued by Sotheby’s auctioneers. The painting is by the 17th Century artist Samuel Cooper and it could well be worth around £500,000.Earlier this month, two gamekeepers at the Earl’s magnificent Althorp estate in Northamptonshire surprised both their employer and the art world when they chanced upon the work during a metal-detecting expedition.The taxman may investigate this find to establish any tax die on it
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Oil Paintings – Rolf Harris Painting for sale

David | Wall Art Gallery | August 17, 2007

Rolf Harris, Blue Elvis oil painting on canvas, 27 x 27 inches Rolf Harris’s original painting Blue Elvis is for sale

Interest should be very high, particularly given that yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Elvis’s death. A limited edition print of Blue Elvis was published last month. The canvas print has already sold out and very few of the paper prints are still available, such is the popularity of the image.

Viewing is available by appointment.

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David | Wall Art Gallery | August 17, 2007

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Blue Elvis painting for sale

David | Wall Art Gallery | August 16, 2007

Rolf Harris, Blue Elvis oil painting on canvas, 27 x 27 inches

Rolf Harris’s original painting Blue Elvis is for sale

Interest should be very high, particularly given that today is the 30th anniversary of Elvis’s death. As you may be aware, a limited edition print of Blue Elvis was published last month. The canvas print has already sold out and very few of the paper prints are still available, such is the popularity of the image.

Viewing is available by appointment.

Blue Elvis Canvas print by Rolf Harris

Art News service – new Photogold Artists

David | Jack Vettriano blog, Wall Art Gallery | August 16, 2007

Photogold has now opened its new Art News section on this website to give all the latest news in the world of modern art. Our new section also features our gowing collection of videos of work by our featured artists including Jack Vettriano and Beryl Cook