The Notebook

A Creative Tide: St Ives Artists & Their Enduring Legacy

This week's guest blog is from my friend Karen of The Old Potato store in Manchester who spent a few days visiting St Ives earlier this year and has kindly agreed to write about it here. I hope you...

Walls That Speak: Layering Art and Story in the French Countryside

One of the great thing about my job is all the lovely people I meet. Sara and I met at the Chelsea Barracks Spring Fair and she is full of inspiration and style, so I was really excited when she ki...

10 Mistakes NOT to make with Vintage Art

Here's a useful run down of the mistakes to avoid when buying vintage art. 1. Don’t hesitate; if you fall for something buy it. In its very nature vintage art is no longer being produced as the art...

WALLPAPER, FISH TANKS AND LIGHT SWITCHES

I asked Sarah Guinan, an Art Consultant with a wealth of experience assisting homeowners with art for their homes, to be our first guest blogger. Sarah approaches each project collaboratively with...

10 Good Reasons to Hang Art in Your Bathroom

10 Good Reasons to Hang Art in your Bathroom When you think about where you are going to hang your pictures, your sitting room, bedroom, or kitchen are probably the first spaces that come to mind. ...

Kitchen Art

For a long time, the idea of hanging art in the kitchen raised more eyebrows than enthusiasm. “Won’t it get ruined?” “Too much steam!” “Isn’t the kitchen just too…... messy?”, although that isn't t...

20th Century Scandinavian Art

Whether you are an avid art collector or a casual art appreciator, you may be noticing that Scandinavian art seems to be becoming more popular and talked about in recent months. With the fashion wo...

Five Facts for Mother's Day

Victorian Mother's Day postcard Five Facts for Mother's Day For many of us, Mother’s Day is a very special day, filled with love and increasingly with poignancy as we remember a mother no longer w...

Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine  Saint Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14th, is synonymous with love, romance, and the giving of tokens of affection. But behind the heart-shaped cards and chocolat...

Nudes in Art

The nude has been a prominent subject in art for millennia, from the marble sculptures of Ancient Greece to Lucian Freud's provocative and dynamic portraits. For centuries the nude has been used as...

10 Ways Art Improves Your Life

 Art has the power to elevate your life and spirits. Whether it’s a bold abstract painting, a serene vintage piece, or a delicate botanical print, art provides countless benefits that go way beyond...

All About Lars Norrman 1915-1979

Lars Norrman (1915-1979) is becoming increasingly popular. His art can be defined by his use of vibrant colours and charming, heavy brushstrokes and clean lines which give his paintings a timeless ...

5 Reasons to give Vintage Art and Prints for Christmas

 Photo courtesy of interior designer Sarah Vanrenen It’s that time of year again and the hunt for the perfect Christmas present begins. Most of us like to find something special, thoughtful, and...

All About Edvin Ollers 1888-1959

Edvin Ollers was a Swedish artist and designer known for his broad range of talents in different media including glass, pewter, silver, wood, and oil painting. His works can be found in museums aro...

10 Fun Facts about the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

With anticipation building for this year's Olympic Games we have a little collection of vintage paintings of Paris in honour of this exciting event. Kicking off with the opening ceremony on Friday,...

All About Colour Theory

We often hear about the importance of colour theory in art and how it is used by artists to create contrasts and harmonies in painting. Perhaps you know what the colour wheel is and you have heard ...

My 5 Favourite Painters and Why

Working at Collins & Green, as well as being a History of Art Master's student at The Courtauld Institute in London, I am delighted to be introduced to hundreds of different artists throughout ...

Synaesthesia and Art

Have you ever heard someone say that they can 'see' music? What about thinking in colour? Synaesthesia is a certain way  some people process sensory experiences where senses become conflated with o...

100 Years of Surrealism

2024 marks 100 years of the revolutionary modern art movement Surrealism, which produced iconic paintings by artists such as Rene Magritte, Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali. Emerging just after the en...

All About Eric Cederberg

Here at Collins & Green, we have been noticing a rise in interest in the Swedish artist Eric Cederberg 1897-1984. Known for his mid-century modern still life paintings and landscapes, Cederberg...