Art on your walls...

[Lotobear]

Mark Benson said:

You could have done it....

It's funny how the world seems to be going mad for mid-century furniture, but good mid-century architecture and art is still, it seems unappreciated. To me it's where the 20th Century peaked aesthetically, it's optimistic, post-war but before 1960s brutalism became the norm.

I agree, and generally its so simple in form and yet so hard to get it just 'right'

[so called]

DuncanM said:

so called said:

My daughter is turning out at lot of work at the moment.

Very stylish, love the top one in particular.

Yes, I do too, thanks.
She did that one yesterday evening in only 3 hours.

[LeadFarmer]

I'd like something to lighten up a dark end of my living room that's a fair distance from any windows, and I fancy a large bright, vivid and messy abstract canvas like the ones below, maybe 4ft x 3ft landscape. Something that looks like loads of paint has been spilt and blown around. Needs to be colourful and vivid. Anyone know where I could see a selection or sale?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 10:04

[DuncanM]

so called said:

Yes, I do too, thanks.
She did that one yesterday evening in only 3 hours.

Wow, that's a talent worth pursuing

[Sticks.]

Lotobear said:

...hand painted late 50's mural - of it's time or what?

Wow, love that. And the clock. There's an antiques centre not far from me which has had these for a while (or did, last year). I could live with the small one on the right.

[LeadFarmer]

Camoradi said:

We've one of these by Hampshire based artist Angela Melkis. Acrylic on canvas. The background catches the light when the sun shines into the room

I know this post is getting on for 3 yr old, but I noticed your post when you originally made it, and her tree paintings have often come to the front of my mind as I really like them.

I'm considering buying one, any chance of any more photos of your picture hung on your wall please, and also what size did you go for?

Thanks.

[Antony Moxey]

LeadFarmer said:

I'd like something to lighten up a dark end of my living room that's a fair distance from any windows, and I fancy a large bright, vivid and messy abstract canvas like the ones below, maybe 4ft x 3ft landscape. Something that looks like loads of paint has been spilt and blown around. Needs to be colourful and vivid. Anyone know where I could see a selection or sale?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 10:04

Try Alex Echo, although you might want to sit down before looking at the prices.

[LeadFarmer]

Antony Moxey said:

Try Alex Echo, although you might want to sit down before looking at the prices.

Thanks. His web page lead me to the webpage of a gallery near me that sells his work, and on their website is shows a general photo with a painting in the background which is just the style I'm after. Sadly the shopping centre that houses the gallery is closed.





This one by Alex Echo is the type I want, but as you said......the price!!!

£4,950

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 15:57

[Antony Moxey]

LeadFarmer said:

Antony Moxey said:

Try Alex Echo, although you might want to sit down before looking at the prices.

Thanks. His web page lead me to the webpage of a gallery near me that sells his work, and on their website is shows a general photo with a painting in the background which is just the style I'm after. Sadly the shopping centre that houses the gallery is closed.





This one by Alex Echo is the type I want, but as you said......the price!!!

£4,950

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 15:57

There’s a gallery near me that does his stuff (check out Castle Galleries - they have them all over the place) that had one of his big original pieces - it was about six or seven feet square and basically a huge colour burst. Looked utterly fantastic but I thought they’d misplaced the decimal place when I saw the price: £40k!!

[nordboy]

Zippee said:

This is one I'd been after for a long time, called 'A new beginning' by Paul Horton and went out of print many years ago. No2 of 395 copies and took a lot of searching to find;

I have 8 Horton's including 4 originals, mainly his early work. In fact one of them is one of the first (if not the first) originals that he ever sold.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

nordboy said:

I have 8 Horton's including 4 originals, mainly his early work. In fact one of them is one of the first (if not the first) originals that he ever sold.

There's always someone who has been to Elevenerife.

[bigandclever]

I knocked up some 'art' for the home office last night, brighten a wall up a bit. Was quite therapeutic

[zb]

landcrab said:

Hi zb
Really like your Afremov art cropped pic

Do you mind telling me what the print is called?

I have had a look but its beat me lol

Apologies, after I found out Leonid had passed away I just couldn't look in here for a while. Several bottles of Irish Whiskey have remedied this, it's "The Rain Is Gone (2)", it was an original.

[sutoka]

LeadFarmer said:

Antony Moxey said:

Try Alex Echo, although you might want to sit down before looking at the prices.

Thanks. His web page lead me to the webpage of a gallery near me that sells his work, and on their website is shows a general photo with a painting in the background which is just the style I'm after. Sadly the shopping centre that houses the gallery is closed.





This one by Alex Echo is the type I want, but as you said......the price!!!

£4,950

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 15:57

Not my kinda style I'm more mid century modern but even if £40k was small change I wouldn't have it hanging on my wall.

If you want something similar get a high quality jpeg and take it to one of those print on canvas places and have the same thing for £50.

Just don't sell it or pass it off as an original. Job Jobbed.

[Petrus1983]

Will be interesting to see what happens with these today - I think a few of us on here have works from Mr B’s. I feel I’ve totally missed the boat getting anymore though

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/Only-Banksy/05-03-...

[Antony Moxey]

sutoka said:

LeadFarmer said:

Antony Moxey said:

Try Alex Echo, although you might want to sit down before looking at the prices.

Thanks. His web page lead me to the webpage of a gallery near me that sells his work, and on their website is shows a general photo with a painting in the background which is just the style I'm after. Sadly the shopping centre that houses the gallery is closed.





This one by Alex Echo is the type I want, but as you said......the price!!!

£4,950

Edited by LeadFarmer on Friday 19th February 15:57

Not my kinda style I'm more mid century modern but even if £40k was small change I wouldn't have it hanging on my wall.

If you want something similar get a high quality jpeg and take it to one of those print on canvas places and have the same thing for £50.

Just don't sell it or pass it off as an original. Job Jobbed.

You think you'd get a seven foot square print done on canvas, mounted on a wooden frame then laquered for £50?

[bristolbaron]

Petrus1983 said:

Will be interesting to see what happens with these today - I think a few of us on here have works from Mr B’s. I feel I’ve totally missed the boat getting anymore though

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/Only-Banksy/05-03-...

I’d like to have seen how much a Tesco Petrol Bomb goes for at auction, eBay prices are all over the place at the moment - £3-4.5k. A massive increase in the last few years and I’m still sitting on a couple.

[Petrus1983]

I sold a unsigned Love Rat last March for £15k and didn’t even think it was a bad deal for either of us. Now it’s £60-80k.

[Podie]

Not on a wall....

Mako sharks, made from carbon fibre, etched stainless steel and mounted on a gear from an F1 car. Custom painted to match the cars in the garage.

[bernieburger]

Petrus1983 said:

Will be interesting to see what happens with these today - I think a few of us on here have works from Mr B’s. I feel I’ve totally missed the boat getting anymore though

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/Only-Banksy/05-03-...

I still feel a bit sick when I see this. May have told this on here before, memory not too good. I bought 3 x Banksy Screen Prints from Picturesonwalls to decorate my first terraced house... for £75 each! (2005 I think) I didn't have a good wage at the time, but as they had increased in value, and I needed some money to landscape the garden, I sold them 2 years later. I genuinely thought I was some kind or art dealer God, and talked about the £1300 profit I'd made......................
The three prints I had, all unsigned, were:

Barcode
HMV
Jack & Jill

I looked at recent sold prices last year, can't bear to do so again... Would have been a good chunk of school fees that I am now looking how to afford! FFS