Home Help: 7 June
A great way to enliven a room is to add artwork. This month there are many selling shows in London. Art is the one thing, besides the house itself, that could go up in value, so there’s pressure to buy wisely. However, a price rise is not guaranteed – in fact the opposite might happen.
Art should never be bought with an eye to making money – that’s a bonus. It should be a purchase of love. But don’t buy blind. Get an idea of prices by looking out for work at local galleries and art fairs.
Don’t purchase art to coordinate with your room scheme. It should create interest in the room and not just blend into the background, but neither should it overpower. It should be able to adapt to any interior-design scheme.
This is the first year of London Art Week, which will be showing less-expensive antique drawings, as well as Old Master oils. And Crispian Riley-Smith is showing 19th century botanical drawings. As well as being attractive and versatile enough to fit into both modern and traditional interiors, good botanical art holds its value.
It’s a good idea to view pictures at exhibitions – such as the Affordable Art Fair 13-16 June 2013 showing new works – rather than on a website. When choosing prints, always buy numbered, limited editions, either with the artist’s signature or stamped by the printer. This applies to photographs too, which are well represented at this fair. A fine landscape in oil or photograph will give an extra dimension to a room.
This month, art schools will be holding their degree shows, which are open to the public. Check each school’s website for details and dates. Some of the work will come highly recommended by the Principal – you could well get a bargain from a future successful artist, just by choosing something that stands out for its originality.
The London Art Week runs from 28 June to 5 July: 020- 7439 2822, www.londonartweek.co.uk
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, runs from 13 to 16 June: 020-8246 4848, www.affordableartfair.com
Main image above Trenmow Spring by Simon Pooley, mixed media, 85cm x 85cm, £2,000 at Eleven and a Half Gallery
1. Land 6 by Craig Mooney, oil on canvas, 1m x 1m, £3,500 at Carina Haslam Art
2. Summer Spotlight by Kirsty Wither, oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm, £2,300 at Cameron Contemporary Art
2. Parsley Field by John Piper, oil on canvas, 24in x 24in, £1,750 at Eleven and a Half Gallery
For further details on all of the above: www.affordableartfair.com/hampstead
Email your design enquiries to Hugh St Clair at homehelp@lady.co.uk
Art should never be bought with an eye to making money – that’s a bonus. It should be a purchase of love. But don’t buy blind. Get an idea of prices by looking out for work at local galleries and art fairs.
Don’t purchase art to coordinate with your room scheme. It should create interest in the room and not just blend into the background, but neither should it overpower. It should be able to adapt to any interior-design scheme.
This is the first year of London Art Week, which will be showing less-expensive antique drawings, as well as Old Master oils. And Crispian Riley-Smith is showing 19th century botanical drawings. As well as being attractive and versatile enough to fit into both modern and traditional interiors, good botanical art holds its value.
It’s a good idea to view pictures at exhibitions – such as the Affordable Art Fair 13-16 June 2013 showing new works – rather than on a website. When choosing prints, always buy numbered, limited editions, either with the artist’s signature or stamped by the printer. This applies to photographs too, which are well represented at this fair. A fine landscape in oil or photograph will give an extra dimension to a room.
This month, art schools will be holding their degree shows, which are open to the public. Check each school’s website for details and dates. Some of the work will come highly recommended by the Principal – you could well get a bargain from a future successful artist, just by choosing something that stands out for its originality.
The London Art Week runs from 28 June to 5 July: 020- 7439 2822, www.londonartweek.co.uk
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, runs from 13 to 16 June: 020-8246 4848, www.affordableartfair.com
Main image above Trenmow Spring by Simon Pooley, mixed media, 85cm x 85cm, £2,000 at Eleven and a Half Gallery
1. Land 6 by Craig Mooney, oil on canvas, 1m x 1m, £3,500 at Carina Haslam Art
2. Summer Spotlight by Kirsty Wither, oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm, £2,300 at Cameron Contemporary Art
2. Parsley Field by John Piper, oil on canvas, 24in x 24in, £1,750 at Eleven and a Half Gallery
For further details on all of the above: www.affordableartfair.com/hampstead
Email your design enquiries to Hugh St Clair at homehelp@lady.co.uk