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Pittenweem Arts Festival 6th - 14th August 2011

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:35:00 GMT

The Pittenweem Arts Festival kicked off on the 6th of August with an array of art, artists and much more on offer this year. The picturesque fishing village in Fife offers a unique venue for many well-established artists and newcomers with it's narrow wynds running down to the harbour. Pittenweem’s amazing atmosphere has attracted many artists over the years and now in it's 29th year the festival has grown in to a major attraction in Fife attracting thousands of visitors.

The festival hosts a number of exhibitions with many invited artists as well as an open exhibition for new artists. There are also many craft events and workshops to get involved with.

If your passing by why not pop in to the gallery, were only 20 minutes drive from the East Neuk and have one of the largest art displays in Scotland, offering a huge selection of limited edition prints, original artwork and wall mirrors. Whether you live in Scotland or are form a worldwide destination on holiday we can ship wall decor worldwide.

You can visit the festival website here: Pittenweem Festival

Link to Map of Fife

Alexander Millar - Working Man, Museum Collecion

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:11:00 GMT

Enid Hutt Gallery are honoured to launch ‘Working Man’, the signed limited edition collection of art taken from the prestigious Alexander Millar museum exhibition opening at the Great North Museum: Hancock this spring.

These signed limited editions take us on a deeper journey with the familiar ‘gadgie’ character than perhaps any of Millar’s work to date. In this collection Millar cleverly brings ever more humanity into his paintings, his sensitive depiction of these working men, allows us to connect with them like never before. Their lives and loves, trials and tribulations, hopes and dreams, are laid out before us on canvas.

With scenes of industry so atmospherically portrayed and the souls of these working men so gracefully depicted, this is truly a unique and emotive collection of art.

You can view the new collection here.

Vettriano’s Valentine Event…with a twist!

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:35:00 GMT

On Friday 11th February, Jack Vettriano will be hosting a special charity fund-raising dinner at The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, during which his original painting, ‘Let’s Twist Again‘ is to be auctioned to raise funds for four charities.

Let’s Twist Again, was chosen by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, to be his official Christmas card for 2010. The painting is on display now at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, ahead of being auctioned on Friday 11th February 2011.

The proceeds from the sale of the painting are to be divided equally between Bethany Christian Trust, Quarriers and Teenage Cancer Trust, selected by the First Minister and Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres, who were selected by Vettriano himself.

Tickets to attend the dinner and auction are priced at £75 and are available from Heartbreak, Jack’s official gallery. The price of the ticket includes a glass of Prosecco on arrival, a three-course meal, a half-bottle of wine per person, coffee and petits four and a donation to the four nominated charities.

If you are interested in attending the dinner and / or bidding for the painting, please contact Heartbreak, Jack Vettriano’s official gallery:

T +44 (0) 20 3219 5710

E info@jackvettriano.com

The Hotel is offering a special rate of £180.00 B&B for guests attending the dinner who may wish to stay at the hotel. For room reservations only, please contact The Old Course Hotel directly and quote ‘Vettriano auction’ to claim the special rate:

T +44 (0) 1334 474 371

E reservations@oldcoursehotel.co.uk

Details below of the painting to be auctioned:

Jack Vettriano OBE (b.1951)

Let’s Twist Again
Oil on canvas
15 x 12 inches
Signed, Painted in 2010
Painting to be auctioned on Friday 11th February 2011
Reserve: £10,000

If you are unable to attend the auction in person but still wish to bid for the painting, please contact Nathalie Martin at Heartbreak. Telephone bidding on the night can be arranged and we are happy to accept commission bids also.

T +44 (0) 20 3219 5710

E nathalie@jackvettriano.com

Valentine’s Exhibition of Edition Prints

Throughout the month of February, the Old Course Hotel will also be hosting an exhibition of romantically themed limited edition prints published by Vettriano’s own company, Heartbreak Publishing, and selected by the artist himself for the hotel. The collection will include the launch of a new edition print of, ‘Valentine Rose’, published especially for the event at the Old Course.

If you intend to visit the exhibition and purchase any prints at the event you can have it professionally framed here at the Enid Hutt Gallery, not only do we have a great choice to suit your individual taste but we are offering 15% OFF framing your Jack Vettriano Print.

We've changed the way we look

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:18:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce the completion of our brand new showroom in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Since turning 20 earlier this year the Enid Hutt Gallery celebrated with a complete refurbishment including an extension to our large showroom space, and the launch of our second website - Mirror-Shop.co.uk

Since starting the business in 1990 the gallery space has grown dramatically; doubling in size within 5 years of opening and until recently housed an onsite workshop. Recent years have seen an increase in demand for both services and showroom space necessitating a larger workshop. The decision was taken to relocate the workshop to an industrial unit resulting in 60% more gallery space and allowing for larger contract framing work to be undertaken as well as customers bespoke orders in which the gallery specialises.

Customers will see a dramatic change to the gallery space which features a stunning black and white interior warmed by the rich bamboo flooring to contrast the vivid colours of the art work. Whilst contemporary, the gallery will preserve the relaxed environment and offer additional services such as local and international artist exhibitions and corporate events.

Not only have we changed the gallery image in store but also online. You may have started to see our new branding on packaging tape and receipts before we officially launched the new logo.

Our new branding is our message to you, to authenticate our contemporary image with traditional values whilst bringing you the very best in art, mirrors and framing setting the mark for other galleries in Scotland and cementing its reputation as Scotland’s leading art, framing and online gallery.

Record number of visitors attend Jack Vettriano exhibition

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:48:00 GMT

Jack Vettriano's exhibition, Days of Wine and Roses has come to an end, the first of a three date tour of his original works. The array of figurative images has attracted a record number of visitors from across the UK to Kirkcaldy Museum with over 45,000 people attending the exhibition in just five weeks, a record breaking number for the Museum and Art Gallery.

The record breaking exhibition was reported to be the museum’s most successful event in 85 years with people travelling from all over the world to see the show and on the last day of the exhibition people were even queuing round the block- This showing was not only an amazing event with great numbers but a fantastic boost to Kirkcaldy and Fife's cultural presence and economy.

The exhibition showcased an eclectic mix of originals ranging from dark, seedy, mysterious paintings, known to more colourful and bright contemporary images taken from his visits to Milan and the Monaco Yacht Club who commissioned him to create a series of paintings to mark the centenary of their flagship vessel, the Tuiga.

The brand new paintings were exhibited along with previous pieces to mark 20 years of Vettriano working as a full time artist and will be touring Europe with the second showing at London in July/August and Rome in September, dates to be confirmed.

Also showcased at the exhibition were his brand new signed limited edition prints and exhibition posters which are available to buy both online and in store. You can buy Jack Vettriano signed prints direct from stock on our website here.

The Best Artist Of 2009 is?..

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMT

You may have already seen something interesting in the left hand column of our website.. it's our poll where you can vote for your favourite artist of 2009.

You can vote from any page on our website --> try the home page.

We've taken a selection of the most popular artists this year... they are:

Todd White

Todd White's work has caught the imagination of art collectors around the world in addition to many Hollywood celebrities, members of the Rich List and ambassadors of the high life. At face value, the pieces appear as simple caricature. Contorted body shapes and exaggerated expressions expose a past in cartooning and animation; the perfect place to develop the skills to understand character from a simple look, or simulate body language with utmost economy.

Sarah Jane Szikora

Coming from a large family Sarah Jane Szikora was constantly looking for ways to amuse herself and soon discovered that drawing and painting were by far her favourite. She enjoyed art and music classes, so it was natural to pursue an artistic career. Sarah completed a foundation course at Harrogate College of Art where she studied a range of subjects, including photography, sculpture and graphics. During this time she maintained a lifelong interest in simple drawing, and always enjoyed the life class most.

Doug Hyde

Doug Hyde is well known for recently being named as the UK's best selling artist, and has often been featured on the BBC news- both national and local. He has also appeared on channel 4 and various radio shows and won the title of 'The most popular living artist in the UK' from BBC National News.
Doug Hyde's art will almost certainly put a smile on your face, just from the affection you begin to feel for the subjects in his paintings.

Henderson Cisz

Henderson Cisz paints in a very characteristic fashion with soft tones and paints many images of cities in a beautifully mood stirring style. He always brings out the effect of weather on the appearance of the urban environment. Not only does this subtly affect the way the people in the painting are standing, but it affects the way the observer feels too.

Alexander Millar

Alexander Millar's prints are incredibly emotive, prompting touching memories of families and loved ones that have long since gone, powerfully mixing sadness and humour.
Inspired by his native town of Springside, and his adopted home of Newcastle, Alexander Millar's paintings depict the shambling shapes of the old "gadgies"; he would see these crumpled characters traveling to and from work, or slightly worse for wear coming back from the pub.

Caroline Shotton

Caroline Shotton's infectious sense of humour shines through her work, somehow managing to create paintings that do not resort to lampooning the classic works and icons of popular culture it inspires. Instead, Caroline draws on genuine affection for the subjects, and you can't help but enjoy the cheeky punning of Caroline Shotton's artwork.

Paul Kenton

As a teenager, Paul Kenton learnt to surf on the wild beaches of North Devon and as a keen surfer he has travelled the world realising inspiration for another passion; his art. Much like Henderson Cisz, he takes great inspiration from the sea and paints wonderfully perceptive urban landscapes.
He says: "My Cityscapes reflect the many moods of manmade landscapes; I find it exhilarating to express furious movement, artificial lights and the vibrancy of a busy City centre at night as well as the subtler moods of a misty dawn at the same venue."

Vote for your favourite artist today, to decide who will be the nation's most popular artist of 2009!

Visit our Art and Mirror Showcase at the Homes & Interiors Scotland

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:17:14 GMT

We are very excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Homes & Interiors Scotland annual exhibition at the SECC Glasgow. Fifth year running and now firmly established as the leading interiors event in the country.

Our large display of artwork and wall decor including wall mirrors and wall sculptures from UK and Worldwide established artists and suppliers will be available to buy.

With Inspirational new limited edition prints and original art from Pam Carter and some exciting and exclusive features from Lorenzo Quinn and James Blinkhorn, there will be something for everyone. You'll also find many framed and boxed canvas open prints available to order directly from the stand.

Our vast selection of wall mirrors will cover a complete stand giving you a chance to experience the quality and quantity available to buy direct from stock. Almost any size is available and in a variety of styles, like framed wall mirrors and frameless wall mirrors or even decorative mirrors with the mix of old and modern. We will also have exhibition only offers during the three days so don't miss out.

Many attractions can be found including a new Wine Tasting Theatre, learn how to appreciate wine and talk through some excellent vintages with industry experts.

Tickets can be purchased online for a discounted rate. Homes and Interiors Scotland exhibition will run from the 28th, 29th & 30th of August. We will be located in stands B30 & C29.

Please contact us by email or telephone 01592 643227 for further details.

Sculptures from some of our best selling artists

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Many of the artists available at the Enid Hutt Gallery are not only great painters but also sculptors, and love creating 3 dimensional pieces of art which bring their paintings to reality. Our outstanding range of unique sculpture is a great addition to the already highly collectable paintings from some of the coutry’s leading artists. Hand crafted using the finest materials appropriate to each piece, be it bronze, bronze resin or hand painted resins.

Hand painted resin is the most popular material used in creating contemporary sculpture reproductions. This is where the artist’s original forms the basis for a mould and from this mould the raw resin sculptures are produced. The raw resin begins its finishing process with refining and finally but most importantly hand painting. In particular, two of our top selling artists Doug Hyde and Peter Smith benefit from using hand painted resin- a perfect match for their contemporary styles.

Many other, more rustic artists like Lorenzo Quinn or Joy Kirton Smith prefer the medium of bronze resin or solid bronze. A bronze sculpture is an original piece of artwork, individually cast and made using the Lost Wax Process. A normal edition run for a bronze is between 1 and 8. However, each piece is classed as an original due to the individual way it is made.

The ‘bronze resin’ process is unique. From the artist original, a mould is handmade in clay to ensure accurate reproduction of the original. Using a mixture of natural compounds, the resin sculpture is then produced, before being finished and polished. Each sculpture is then engraved with its edition number and coated with a layer of pure bronze.

Another great part of the Enid Hutt Gallery's 2009 collection is the new Metal Wall Art and Wall Sculpture Range, a very adaptable style of sculpture. The clean cut lines and various tones of welded and brazed metals suit any room and are ever changing in the natural and artificial light.

The new collection boats fantastic and unusual abstract designs made in the California workshop of Artisan House. Artisan House wall sculptures elevate the look of any room or outdoor setting thanks to a comprehensive array of designs showcasing multi-colored, cool and warm tones; nature-themed pieces with earthly inspirations; and sculptures reminiscent of activities that relax, excite or inspire. Tabletop and freestanding floor pieces also make dynamic statements in the home or out-of-doors .

Click here to view our range of resin sculptures, bronze sculptures and metal wall art.

Artists Peter Smith and Caroline Shotton Help Raise £4,810 for Comic Relief!

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:37:36 GMT

Last month six talented artists from Washington Green Fine Art created a signed 'doodle' that was auctioned off on eBay in aid of Comic Relief; and have raised a sensational total of £4,810.

Many other celebrities such as Lenny Henry and Joanna Lumley, to name just a few, were also asked to create doodles; however the 6 artists featured all held the highest selling bids and it was soon apparent who the real celebrities were.

The doodles were sold for the following amounts...

Caroline Shotton - £671
Jeff Rowland - £523
Paul Horton - £601
Peter Smith - £555
John Wilson - £455
Alexander Millar - £2,005

All proceeds went to Comic Relief 2009.

All other celebrities, thirteen in total raised £ 544.19 between them. So as you can see the above artists raised a phenomenal amount, so It really does pay to invest in art!

All at the Enid Hutt Gallery would like to say a big WELL DONE to all participants for raising such a fantastic amount for Comic Relief.

Artists Doodles and Artwork Auctioned on eBay

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:31:00 GMT

We are delighted to tell you about a recent request for doodles by various artists and celebrities in aid of Comic Relief. Ernst and Young (official Comic Relief accountants) have tasked each of their offices with raising as much money for the event as possible. The Ernst and Young Leeds office have asked various celebrities and artists to draw a doodle to be auctioned on eBay.

Amongst the celebrities and artists are Peter Smith, Caroline Shotton, Alexander Millar, Jeff Rowland, Paul Horton and John Wilson all who are represented by Washington Green Fine Art Publishers and have drawn superb doodles in aid of this fantastic charity.

As well as these top artists we also have some very well known celebrities like Lenny Henry, Duncan Bannatyne and Joanna Lumley, again they have created some excellent and unusual doodles all of which are being auctioned on eBay right now!

To have the chance of owning once of these amazing doodles and of course donating in the process to this wonderful charity, please click here - All auctions end around 20th March.

By donating this Red Nose Day, you're helping to change lives forever. That's because Comic Relief spends all the money raised to give extremely vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa, helping hand to turn their lives around. The money donated will help thousands of people who face discrimination, injustice or grinding poverty the chance to transform their lives.

All proceeds will go to Comic Relief.

Related sites:

eBay UK

Washington Green Fine Art Publishers