A decorated panel set a world record for the sale of a Scottish artwork. The White Rose and the Red Rose, by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, wife of celebrated Glasgow designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh , was sold at auction for £1.7m. Another panel by the same artist, The Heart of the Rose, was also sold in … Read more
A portrait of the late internationally acclaimed poet Sorley Maclean, a key figure in the Sabhal Mor Ostaig centre’s early years, has been donated to the college on Skye by Lord Gus Macdonald and accepted by its board of directors. Peter Howson is best known for his distinctive figurative paintings of the Bosnian war and … Read more
Inspired by the art of Jack Vettriano , 68 year old pensioner Frank Spruce has entered a national competition to create a painting in the artist’s unique style. He saw the competition to seek out an painter in the style of Jack Vettriano in a newspaper Spruce was so thrilled when he heard that Vettriano … Read more
Jack Vettriano’s portrait of Zara Phillips is titled The Olympian. Vettriano revelaed the portarit to phillips on the Sport Poraits on BBC1 last night . Th Vettriano’s obvious relief , zara liked the painting . The pressure was on vettriano and he looked a worried man until Phillips gave it the OK . The painting … Read more
Zara Phillips by Jack Vettriano The BBC’s Sport Portraits programme gave a fascinating insight into how Jack Vettriano works. Vettriano started , in his normal way of working , by taking photos of Zara Phillips on a small compact camera. Zara rejected his idea of wearing jodhpurs for the session and Vettriano agreed with her … Read more
Online art gallery was set up in 1998 to supply affordable art at great online prices . Our aim is to provide the best possible value for money for our customers. In a competitive market , many online galleries supply limited edition prints. Photogold aims to supply world class art at affordable price points. Our … Read more
Jack Vettriano’s images have been banned by Google for being too adult in content . Night Geometry has been disallowed by the Google Adsense team because they say it is too “adult” , whatever that means