Kute Fine Art

Acer and Kya

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Just building up the layers at the moment.

Link to a website

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Protection dogs for sale
http://www.cck9.com

Kute fine Art Featured in the Matlock Mercury

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:49:00 +0000

http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/business/new-art-studio-opened-in-cromford-1-4518509

Working conditions

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:52:00 +0000

The studio has a wonderful view. If you cann't create from here GIVE UP!

Acer and Kya

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:48:00 +0000

This is my new commision - two lovely Staffordshire Bull Terriers called Acer and Kya. The commission is in oil on linen and is 12" x 16". So far i have painted the first layer of background which I've kept to neutral browns and greys which will compliment the colour and sheen of the dog's coats.

Buying Art Prints

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:35:00 +0000

Art prints range from inexpensive posters to valuable handmade prints, but no matter what the cost it is important to get it right. Here are my top ten tips to doing just that.

1. Buy from a reputable source.

Do some research. Check friends recommendations. Don't be misled by membership of local business groups, which in my experience involves paying a fee to some trumped up organisation in return for using their logo. Meaningless cobblers in others words. My best advice is to talk to the gallery/ outlet representatives and ask yourself a simple question "Would you but a second car off this person?"

2. What is an art print?

Art prints come in many disguises so be aware which it is you are buying. Art prints may be "artists' prints" - handmade by artist-printmakers - or digtal (giclee) or photomechanical reproductions (offset lithographs). All are differing qualities and all have differing costs.

3. Artists' prints

Artists' prints are handmade and are not reproductions of paintings - the print is a unique work of art. This covers a range of printmaking techniques such as etching, woodcut, engraving, screenprint and linocut. Editions tend to be less than 200 and this type of print is sometimes called an "original print".

4. Limited edition reproductions

Limited edition prints are produced in limited numbers, which ,makes the image more exclusive. The market price can increase over time as demand outstrips supply. Most limited editions are signed and numbered in pencil by the artist with a commitment that no other reproduction of the image will be made.

5. Open edition reproductions

An open edition reproduction print has no limits on quantity or usage. Open editions will cost much less and are unlikely to increase in value.

6. Giclee and print on demand

Giclee prints are made using digital printing technology, usually inkjet. But it is important to realise that there are varying qualities of print.

7. Print quality

Whatever type of print you buy, you should expect it to last and there are various industry standards on paper standards and ink qualities. Reproductions should be close facsimiles of the original work. Printing should be clear with a good depth of colour. An artist's signature endorses the visible print quality.

8. Value

The art market is as fickle and hard to predict as any other. Reputation affects value, so research the artist's past achievements and recent prices. Rarity is also an important factor, as is condition. Look for a certificate of authenticity with a full disclosure of relevant information.

9. Condition

When buyoing in a secondary market, condition becomes the issue. Value will be considerably reduced if the condition is anything but first class.

10. Framing

Invest in a good quality frame to preserve a print in mint condition.

For help and advice call me on 01629 825305 or email at kutefineart@live.co.uk

www.kutefineart.com

Wildlife series of prints now available

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:31:00 +0000

At last my wildlife collection is out and selling well through the gallery. Click on the link to view the full collection.

http://www.kutefineart.com/section586329_499306.html

Derbyshire Open Art 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:20:00 +0000

Derbyshire Open Arts 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th June 2012

http://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/pdfs/doa%20map%202012.pdf

Do not miss the divine Leonardo

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:48:00 +0000

Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery, London until February 5, 2012 provides the unique opportunity to look at some of his greatest paintings as works of art and to compare them directly.

We have mostly in the past been restricted to drawings from his scientific curiosity but this is the real deal. There are so few paintings by him and each of them is held so precious by their owners that to get an exhibition of such magnitude is nothing short of a miracle.

What makes Leonardo so great is his amazing powers of examination. He spent forever getting it right. He wanted to find out what the proportions of nature were, and laboured to produce an ideal beauty in his paintings. But that was his skill because the side that idealised the appearance of things and the side that struggled to observe with perfect accuracy and truth are infact in complete harmony.

If you miss it you will regret it for the rest of your natural.

Chris Sabian is a portrait artist with http://www.kutefineart.com and co-owner of http://www.paragonprints.co.uk

Desired Collection by Clare Walton

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:02:00 +0000

The Desired Collection by Clare Walton - To be admired and adored.

Who doesn't desire something? A beautiful, enticing painting that possesses the je ne sais quoi...that mysterious powerful allure that attracts everyones eye like a magnet. The ability to entice, intrigue and inspire. This new collection by Clare Walton encompasses ambition and inspiration by delivering an elegant yet sensual look at peoples wants in a modern age.

Arriving soon at www.kutefineart.com

Wirksworth Festival 9th - 25th September 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:08:00 +0000

One advantage of living in the Peak District and indeed living in near Wirksworth is visiting the Wirksworth Festival without having to drive your car.

Wirksworth festival is an exciting annual event that offers sixteen days of contemporary visual art and performance across two un-missable highlight weekends. It has grown through the staging of an annual Arts Festival in September each year within the small historic market town of Wirksworth on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District.

You can see inspirational work from international and national artists shown alongside the very best from the region. This year you’ll be able to explore even more of the town with work planned in churches, woodland, pubs, quarries and even in a railway carriage. It is a great invitation to see great art in some fascinating places.

The Festival includes a range of visual and performing arts, but is best known for the weekend Art Trails when local residents and businesses open their houses, shops, offices, churches and gardens for artists to display their work. 250 artists and 100 venues make a powerful body of exciting and rewarding art of every style and taste.

Highlights of the festival are:-

10-11 September: Trails Weekend
The fantastic opening weekend when art takes over the town.
The whole town becomes a gallery with more than 150 artists and makers showing their work in private homes, historic buildings, gardens, shop windows and churches. A great chance to buy affordable art, meet the artists and take a peek at some of Derbyshire’s best interiors!

17-18 September: Contemporary Focus
A weekend of inspirational performance events, artist film and video, exhibitions, workshops, guided tours and talks, exploring and debating contemporary practice and an opportunity to look at some of this year’s most exciting work.

25 September: Community Celebration
A spectacular finale event, where the towns creative community takes centre stage. A colourful procession will wind it’s way through the town followed by a spectacular finale of music, performance and light.

9 – 25 September: Performance Programme
World class performers to the very best home grown talent, over 2 packed weeks of exciting events, music, dance, drama and more.

Over the last couple of years Wirksworth Festival has clearly established itself as a key event in the East Midlands cultural calendar.

The Festival that has evolved today is a direct result of the creative energies and ambitions of the town, which is home to a range of innovative and talented companies and individuals. Wirksworth and the surrounding area has an unusually large creative community, particularly bearing in mind its rural location - around 5% of its population, or 8.8% of its workforce, is employed in the creative industries. The Festival remains part of this community, and will reflect and support new initiatives to encourage the development of the Creative Industries as a fundamental part of the economic life of the town.

Year on year audiences for the Festival have grown, with nearly 10,000 people taking part in 2010; at the opening ‘trails’ weekend, at one of the 30 performances, at one of the extensive programme of participatory workshops or at the fantastic Community Celebration finale.

Arts Council funding has enabled the Festival to develop an ambitious, high quality contemporary visual arts programme, that has helped the Festival grow in profile and now attracts applications from all over the world. Wirksworth Festival will receive £58,895 in 2008/2009, £60,485 in 2009/2010, £61,809 in 2010/2011 and £57,545 in 2011/2012. As a national portfolio organisation, Wirksworth Festival has been offered £58,000 in 2012/2013, £59,334 in 2013/2014 and £60,877 in 2014/2015. This is subject to a funding agreement being agreed.

Alongside this the Festival’s education and outreach programme has reached further into the local community and invigorated renewed interest from all sections of the community. We’re proud that in 2010 over 60% of local residents actively participated in the Festival.

And where did it all begin? The Festival’s historical roots are in an event called Church Clypping, which takes place at the town’s St Mary’s Church (founded in 653) on the Sunday following the Festival of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 September. This ancient ceremony, which sees the congregation join hands in thanksgiving to completely encircle the Church, continues as a Festival event today.

The Festival’s current form dates from 1995, when a group of local artists opened their own homes to display their work, and this part of the Festival has now become one of the Festival’s highlights, the highly successful Art and Architecture Trail. Today’s Festival encompasses a broad-ranging programme of visual arts and performance spanning 17 days, over three weekends annually in September.

The Festival is now becoming an innovator and promoter to encourage a body of new work each year, commissioned from leading artists, to leave a lasting legacy of public art in the town.

Chris Sabian is an artist with http://www.kutefineart.com and co-owner of http://www.paragonprints.co.uk

Top tips to improve your art

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:05:00 +0000

My top tips to improve your art.

· Paint in a limited number of standard sizes and keep a supply of canvases in these sizes on hand to be ready to paint when that spark of inspiration strikes.

· Keep a sketchbook and a camera in your car so you will not miss that once in a lifetime scene.

· Cut cardboard templates in the standard 2 x 3, 3 x 4, and 4 x 5 canvas proportions to trace their dimensions for your source drawings in your sketchbook.

· Frequently imagine the scene before your eyes as the subject for a painting. It will improve your artistic eye and hopefully it will enrich your life.

· For painterly brushwork put generous amounts of paint on your palette, load your brush with paint, and lay it on the canvas with a single bold stroke.

· Paint some very small and some very large paintings to extend your painting ability.

· Paint like a professional artist by painting every day.

Chris Sabian is an artist with http://www.kutefineart.com and co-owner of http://www.paragonprints.co.uk

Chris Sabian's Pastel Top Tips

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:07:00 +0000

· Paint lights over darks, soft pastel over hard.

· Overlapping creates depth.

· Work from the top.

· Maintain tonal range.

· Buy the best quality pencils you can afford.

· Use a very sharp trimming knife to keep pencils sharp.

· Be considerate of the framer and do not give him flimsy pieces of paper, but rather find stiffer boards to paint on.

· Plan, Plan, Plan.

Great Sheffield Art Show

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:21:00 +0000

I have three painting exhibiting at the Great Sheffield Art Show - 8/9/10 July Octogon Centre, Sheffield.

Clare Walton opens her studio

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:05:00 +0000

Clare Walton opens her studio

Portrait and wildlife artist Clare Walton will be opening her studio and exhibiting paintings and prints during Derbyshire Open Arts Weekend 2011. Clare will also be launching a brand new cartoon collection.

Clare's studio is at Via Gellia Mill, Via Gellia, Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2AJ and her studio will be open daily, 10am to 6pm, from 27th May to 30th May, Telephone: 01629 825305; www.kutefineart.com.

For a free illustrated brochure or further information about Derbyshire Open Arts Weekend go to www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk

Also exhibiting at the same venue are High Stone Gallery (photography by Ian Daisley), Liz Linell (pastel and ink panels on chipboard) and Netty Reddish (homeware, puzzles, pictures and jewellery).

TOP: Clare Walton Satisfaction Pastel 20"(W) x 16"(H)

Satisfaction Guaranteed

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:08:00 +0000

"Satisfaction" is finished and available to buy as a print at http://www.kutefineart.com/photo_7704560.html

Satisfaction is progressing well

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:43:00 +0000

This is possibly my best yet and I cannot wait to finish it!

A Cultural Feast for the May Bank Holiday Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Spring Bank Holiday Weekend 28th to 30th May Via Gellia Mills, Bonsall, Derbyshire DE4 2AJ

Who can resist a peek into the life of an artist? From May 28th art lovers are invited to meet Pet and Wildlife artist Clare Walton of Kute Fine Art at Unit 309 Via Gellia Mill. See her in action, learn about her skills and experience the surroundings that nourish her imagination.

Take the opportunity to browse Original Artwork, Limited and Open Edition Prints and brand new Cartoon Releases. Why not have a go yourself? There will be a variety of artists materials to try including pastels and many types of pastel paper, pen and ink, graphite pencil and oil paints.

Now in its sixth year the Derbyshire Open Arts has established itself as a firm date in the cultural calendar and Via Gellia Mill as an art venue isn't standing still. One of the great strengths of this rural setting is the sense of place, drawing on the rich vein of talent in the area and exhibiting work that celebrates local distinctiveness.

Only in such a rural space can visitors explore such a diverse event with so much fun.

http://www.kutefineart.com

Molly and Meg Pet Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:33:00 +0000

My first pencil drawing pet portrait for a client. So far so good................

Molly the Boxer

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:39:00 +0000

12" x 16" pastel painting on Fisher 400 paper. Molly the Boxer is a client commission completed and mounted and framed in record time. One very happy customer and that is what makes it all worth while!

Satisfaction on the Easel.

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:32:00 +0000

New work in progress. Satisfaction is my new subject, let's hope it is guaranteed.

Introducing Serenity

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:17:00 +0000

16" x 16" (40cm x 40cm) pastel painting on Fisher 400 pastel paper. Available as a limited edition print of 250 signed by the artist.

Latest Commission

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:35:00 +0000

My latest creation starts to take shape. The photo I have been working from is so bland and to coin a phrase "faceless". So I hope I can show the children in their true light.

Tenacity becomes Serenity

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Stage Two.

Work in progress going into the New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Kute Fine Art) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:58:00 +0000

Firstly, my entry for BBC wildlife with a lot of work to do!! Secondly, Tenacity, also with a lot of work to do!!