Now that a licensing agreement with the National Gallery Company Ltd, on behalf of the National Gallery, London has been confirmed, a range of high quality art prints, from the world renowned collection is now available from leading UK online art retailer Easyart.com.

• 100 images have been developed in association with The National Gallery, where colour proofing and state-of-the-art production methods ensure the original artworks are most faithfully reproduced.

• Each image is individually approved by a National Gallery expert and Easyart is just one of a handful of companies that has exclusive access to these images.

• Easyart’s high definition digital printing methods and archival pigment inks, means these reproductions are not only of exceptional quality, but also keep these qualities for years to come.

• Easyart prints on specially developed media, so no details from the originals are lost.

Julie Molloy, Managing Director, The National Gallery Company Ltd, London said:
“We are very excited about our association with Easyart. The National Gallery, London, features some of the world’s greatest paintings, and this association will enable a wider audience to select great posters and prints of our images while also generating valuable income for the Gallery.”

A portion of every sale will be paid to The National Gallery Company, therefore contributing to the upkeep of the galleries and the funding of an extensive educational programme. Every National Gallery piece is supplied with a ‘certificate of authenticity’.

“Easyart is very proud to have formed this licensed partnership with the National Gallery Company. We relish the opportunity to be one of the few suppliers who have permission to print these artworks.

Going forward, we aspire to grow our collection of prints and believe we can deliver a great, value for money service to customers, especially in terms of our custom-sizing and choice of over 120 quality mount and framing options.

We are also pleased that this collaboration will contribute to the upkeep of these precious paintings.” Marc Lickfett, Managing Director, Easyart Ltd, London.

There are around 100 images in the collection with custom sizing, frames and various media options including canvases.

This gives customers a wider choice in selecting exactly what they are looking for be it a Leonardo, a Titian, Degas or Turner.

To view the range of National gallery high quality art prints from Easyart, please visit the website.

It’s official: ‘brights’ are in and this season we’re adorning our wardrobes and our homes with a cheerful palette of cheeky hues, acid tones and eye-popping candy colours.

With their eye-catching designs and bursts of floral character, Jason.D’s exclusive digital prints are right on trend. So, rather than getting the paint brush and paint pots out, why not add a shot of colour with a vibrant floral print from Jason.D’s signature collection?

Taking inspiration from floral arrangements that other artists might ignore, Jason explains how he takes the flowers we give each other to say “thank you”, or “sorry”- perhaps bought in a corner shop or from a stall - then photographing them when they are past their best.

“At this point, they often seem more interesting,” he explains. “Flowers can often look at their most beautiful as they start to wither and fall apart and this is when they have a quality which appeals to me.”

Jason then introduces a blast of fluorescence to make his flowers ‘pop’, which is always vivid and sometimes might be over the top. The more intense the better!’ he says.

With tempting names that sound like they’ve grown out of a real garden such as ‘Sludge Rose’, ‘Dogdaisy’, ‘Flowershow Pink’ and ‘Bouquet Fusion’ these abstract prints will keep summer blooms in your home all year round.

Prices for prints shown:

• ‘Dogdaisy’ canvas print, 90cm x 90cm, £265;

• ‘Pink Flower’ canvas print, 90cm x 90cm, £265;

• ‘Fusion’ canvas print, 90cm x 90cm, £265.

P&P for Mainland U.K. addresses is included in the online shop price.

Jason.D prints are available to buy via his online shop.

the-saleroom.com, the UK’s leading live online bidding site, recorded a 120 per cent year-on-year increase in bidder numbers in 2009, revealing growing buyer confidence in purchasing art and antiques online.

In a year when recession and credit issues dominated the headlines, the-saleroom.com bucked the trend with revenues generated by the site increasing by 55 per cent year-on-year.

With a growing International presence, the-saleroom.com appears to have a winning formula.

The value of lots sold on the site has also grown by 87 per cent with the highest price paid online for a single lot sold being £88,000 for a collection of war medals.

49 per cent more sales were connected up to ATG Media’s live bidding platform in 2009 and the percentage of lots sold over the Internet increased from 9 to 15 per cent.

the-saleroom.com has succeeded in building a world-class live antiques bidding platform and has attracted auctioneers all over the world, with sales in China, New York, Rome and Paris coming online through the platform in the last 12 months.

Anne Somers, Chief Executive of ATG Media, commented: “the-saleroom.com opens up the world of Antiques to a much larger population and is a fast, simple, reliable way of purchasing something timeless and valuable.”

Launched in 2006 by ATG the-saleroom.com, is an online service, where bidders can view hundreds of catalogues and participate in live auctions using live audio and video links.

The website provides a complete range of online services for buyers and sellers of art and antiques at auction, including a leading UK facility for live online bidding.

The site publishes a wide range of catalogues for upcoming sales, giving full details of the sale contents and highlighting star lots in each catalogue.

Visit www.the-saleroom.com to browse and bid.

Surface View has launched their new eshop surfaceview.co.uk/two, featuring a new range of ready-to-buy canvases and prints.

From their vast and uniquely beautiful image collections, Surface View have brought together some of their favourite images and made them available to buy as canvases, prints or mounted prints online.

All of the imagery is lovingly digitally re-mastered from the original sources and care is taken to respect the character and ´age worn´ beauty of the original image.

“Not everyone requires our bespoke service, and we wanted to offer a collection of canvases and prints that are ready-to-buy, in a range of formats and sizes,´ says Michael Ayerst, M.D. of Surface View.

These will comprise of images specially selected from the bespoke collection and will be available in the ready-to-buy range for one month only.”

Prices in the Surface View Two range start from £30.
Each month the website will also feature a selection of Specials.

Of course, if you want to explore further options, you can still visit the main Surface View site (www.surfaceview.co.uk), a whole new world of bespoke interior graphics, to browse hundreds more images, discover the murals, prints, blinds and specialist products available and find out how to specify your own preferences.

Their expertise within their field, has led Surface View to work with a number of prestigious galleries, museums and artists, which includes collections from the V&A, the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the National Maritime Museum and more…

To view the extensive Surface View collections visit:

Web: http://www.surfaceview.co.uk      

       http://www.surfaceview.co.uk/two

galleryonthe.net is a stimulating website offering the artwork of a selection of talented present-day artists for the home or workplace.

You can browse the Artist’s Gallery and New Listings gallery to find your ideal painting, to bring that exclusive look to your home, or for a special gift.

When you click the paintings, you are able to view them ‘to scale over sofa’ and change the wall colour to compliment the painting, which greatly assists making your selection.

Most paintings are also available as greeting cards, prints or gift vouchers.

Read about the artists on the ‘meet the artist pages’ as well as customer feedback/reviews.

Featured here is:

The Last Rays Of the Sun - in the wildlife series by Anne Barron.
An original pastel painting on velour paper framed and mounted.

Priced at £450. Signed limited edition prints are also available from £30.

You can view the real paintings of galleryonthenet artists by checking the current exhibitions listings online.

Artists are invited to join and a limited number of galleries are available each month.

Web:  http://www.galleryonthe.net/

Original art often increases in value and adds a special look to your home.

galleryonthe.net is a new website offering the opportunity to buy artwork for the home or work environment, direct from a variety of accomplished contemporary artists.

Browse the artists’ galleries and the ‘newly listed’ gallery, for the perfect piece of artwork to provide the finishing touch to your home’s interior décor.

Featured here is:

‘Tuscany Farmhouse’ by Maureen Greenwood, an Original Oil Painting of a charming Italian landscape.

Size 90 X 60cms 36 x 24 ins. Priced at £485.

If you are impressed with an artist’s style, they are often willing to accept commissions, which you can place by emailing the artist direct via links on their listings, or by email to the web site.
 
There are also links to allow placing orders direct with the artist. If you wish to pay by credit/debit card, the artist will send a PayPal invoice; you will then receive a receipt from PayPal and the transaction will be covered by their buyer protection policy.

Web:  http://www.galleryonthe.net/ 

A new online service from Your Memento allows you to turn your ordinary photographs into stunning contemporary wall hangings to decorate your home.

All you have to do is specify your requirements on their website, send the photos to them and they will do the rest.

You choose the art style - ranging from soft, blended style to 60’s Andy Warhol inspired styles to contemporary pop art.

Then you choose how you want your art to be displayed - like paintings on canvas block, bespoke acrylic wall hangings (with pre-drilled holes and fixings ready to be bolted to the wall), as photo prints, in memento books (with 40 pages), on MDF mount board or even as floating images in the new Air Gap Float range.

Photo prints start at £47 for a blended art style, memento books are £350, and canvas blocks (pictured) start at £80 for a 12 by 12 inch wall hanging.

web: http://www.yourmemento.co.uk
tel: (01324) 877763

To celebrate China in London 2006 and to coincide with the show at the Royal Academy, Guinevere Antiques is staging a selling exhibition of Chinese ancestral family tree paintings.

Sourced from the Shanxi Province, these original works of art date from the 17th to 19th Century, and played an important role in Chinese family life. Usually commissioned for events like the birthday of the head of the family, they record in great detail all the members of the family tree.

Male and female ancestors are always shown separately, and some paintings even come in two halves. As each ancestor is shown as a recognisable individual, dressed in appropriate clothing for the period and often named, the paintings are also accurate historical records.

Many of the paintings in the show have been relined and put on stretchers ready to be hung as pictures - others are being sold unmounted as hangings.

‘Ancestors’ runs from December 2005 to April 2006. Prices for the paintings range from £1,000 to £10,000.

web: http://www.guinevere.co.uk
tel: (020) 7736 2917