Buying Art

We are often asked to explain the difference between the various media our artists use.In this blog, I will hope to...

Most, but not all, of the art we sell on this site is destined for private homes.There’s a 1964 ballad written...

A recent news item which caught my eye, was about a father who bought his son a bottle of whisky on...

Erotic art has sometimes been a tricky category in the history of art and often been side-lined as a ‘subsection’ of...

Once, sculpture was something for stately homes and museums, but now it has definitely become more mainstream and a very popular...

Katie Hope, business reporter for the BBC in a recent article, seemed to summaris the general consensus when buying artwork as...

Some of us are very lucky, we know before we’ve even started gift shopping what we’re going to buy for a...

This week, pet owners show off their special animal friends on Love your Pet Day. Studies have shown that owning a...

Are you feeling a bit of a square? Well, it’s all going a bit square-shaped here at ArtGallery too, as we...

Christmas is done for another year, it’s cold, we’re all heading back to work soon, and, to top the lot it’s...

Some people love the whole winter season and the build-up to Christmas, while others simply love the festive period. Either way...

Art, in all its amazing forms, is the gift that keeps on giving. It’s a really personal and thoughtful present for...

It’s a common feeling that sculpture is for large houses or stately homes, and that it can be a little, well, fusty and...

You’ve bought some paintings and, if you’re a super-efficient and organised person, then you’ve already hung them and they look amazing...

The great British weather. Totally unpredictable and a topic of conversation that never gets boring! One thing you can be sure...

Portraits can say so much with so little. Portraiture requires a very high level of skill and it's an amazing form...

Nowadays you can almost anything online - from clothes, to cars to castles and cryptocurrencies. Most things are a straightforward purchase...

How many Surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A Fish Not all of us like conventional or traditional...

Landscape art is a style that gets very mixed reactions. There is a perception that it is old-fashioned, a little bit...

As we all know, colour can influence our mood. There are some tones that can make you feel positive and focused...

Who doesn’t love pop art?! It’s fun, it’s loud, it’s colourful and gets noticed. It’s from an art movement that’s over...

If you’ve always dreamed of having a gallery wall in your home, then why not make it a reality? They are...

Minimalism. For people who feel less is more. In a hectic world, minimalist art is a great way to escape and...

Be loud, be proud, make a statement! You feel like you want to take a few risks with art and you’re...

The early May Bank Holiday weekend is here, and it looks like the weather throughout the UK is set to be...

The wedding season starts with pomp and ceremony this year as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot on May...

Sally Lancaster is a Devon-based artist who specialises in figurative art. She is largely self-taught, and her paintings focus on movement...

This year is proving to be an exciting year for interiors. There are such a wide-range of trends to help transform...

There's 15% off from Good Friday till midnight on 2nd Apri 2018 here at ArtGallery.co.uk.  All you need to do is enter the promotion code HOP15 when you check out your wonderful new artworks.  This is an offer to rabbit about, so jump on it straight away! Shop art now  

People are passionate about the Mid-Century look. It’s iconic, stylish and not at all out of place in a 21st Century interior. For most people, once bitten by the Mid-Century bug, there’s no going back. As with all great interior trends, art complements décor and furnishings to help finalise and set-off a specific look that is trying to be achieved. This certainly isn’t any different with...

If you’ve invested in buying real art, then you want to make sure it stands out and always catches the eye...

The Art Deco look has become a timeless classic. Interior trends have arrived, gone, come back and gone again, but Art...

"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." Jean-Jacques Rousseau  Art is good for you. It can help reduce stress, it’s therapeutic, and is a source of constant inspiration. In fact, brain scans have revealed that looking at works of art triggers a surge of dopamine into the same area of the brain that registers romantic love. If you’ve spent time designing an interior you...

Happy New Year! It’s great to see in the new year refreshed and with an energised focus on the future. But...

As we enter the Christmas season, all we want to do is feel warm, cosy and snug. This is when we...

If you’ve decided to be more creative this Christmas and are looking to buy art as a gift, then what a...

Halloween and art goes hand-in-hand from making decorations to face painting. Whether you're spooked by Francis Bacon or terrified of William...

Pop Art celebrates all that is quirky and subversive, here are the top 10 on Art Gallery. Pop Art, made famous...

The positive impact of art in the workplace is often underestimated. Whether you want to provide a talking point in an...

Homes are our modern sanctuaries and the room that should most reflect this is, of course the bedroom. It is the most intimate household space, a place where one should feel relaxed, inspired and safe. Whether your bedroom is a spacious and light minimalist affair, filled with Moroccan fabrics and incense, or a lavish velvet boudoir, choosing art for the bedroom is a detail ridden journey...

Where would we be without some art in our lives, a painting perhaps that speaks to us? Art is wonderful. Art...

Happy Christmas! Original art is one of the most personal and thoughtful gifts you can give. We also have a brand-new...

Her Majesty Elizabeth II's portrait surrounds us daily more than we stop to think about - she's on stamps, coins and...

We love a good landscape at ArtGallery - and this month we celebrated a country famous for its painted scenes. It...

As an artist, I love to create pictures that tell a story, and the greatest compliment I ever receive is when someone tells me that my art has moved them in some way. That is the magic of art: it can capture a moment that instantly transports you to another world, right where you stand - and even in a small space, the right artwork can...

Art should be an important aspect of any living room. It can be used in a multitude of interesting and dynamic...

Image by Alexandre Dulaunoy Art and money may go hand in hand but it can sometimes seem like an odd relationship...

Own Art is one of the easiest and quickest ways to acquire art. With this scheme, you don't have to pay...

There was a nice recommendation for us recently on MoneySavingExpert's forums. Forum member Older But Not Wiser said: "You could have a look at www.artgallery.co.uk as they have a good mix of known and new artists so I normally manage to find something interesting (and I can search within my price range to stop myself getting carried away)." Read the thread on MoneySavingExpert.com